SanDisk Executive Brings Deep Technical and Industry Expertise
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of silicon, software and
system solutions for the Internet
of Things (IoT), today announced that electronics industry veteran
Sumit Sadana has joined the company's board of directors.
SanDisk Executive Sumit Sadana Joins Silicon Labs' Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)
Mr. Sadana is the executive vice president, chief strategy officer and
general manager of Enterprise Solutions at SanDisk, a global leader in
flash storage solutions. Prior to joining SanDisk in April 2010, Mr.
Sadana was the president of Sunrise Capital LLC, a technology and
financial consulting firm, from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Sadana also served as
senior vice president of strategy and business development at Freescale
Semiconductor from 2004 to 2008, as well as Freescale's chief technology
officer from 2006 to 2007.
Mr. Sadana began his technology career at IBM Corporation where he held
an array of hardware design, software development, operations, strategic
planning, business development and general management roles during his
13-year tenure, culminating in the role of vice president of IBM's
Electronic Design Technology Solutions business.
"Mr. Sadana is a strong addition to our board of directors," said Tyson
Tuttle, CEO of Silicon Labs. "We welcome his combination of technical,
business development and strategy roles at bellwether technology
companies and believe his leadership experience will serve us well as we
continue to focus on growth opportunities in the IoT."
Mr. Sadana holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kharagpur,
India, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from
Stanford University.
Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software
and system solutions for the Internet of Things, Internet
infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets.
We solve the electronics industry's toughest problems, providing
customers with significant advantages in performance, energy savings,
connectivity and design simplicity. Backed by our world-class
engineering teams with unsurpassed software and mixed-signal design
expertise, Silicon Labs empowers developers with the tools and
technologies they need to advance quickly and easily from initial idea
to final product. www.silabs.com
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