Silicon Image Appoints New Board Member
July 15 2014 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG), a leading provider of multimedia
connectivity solutions and services, today announced that Umesh
Padval, a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, was appointed to
the company’s board of directors.
“We are pleased to have Umesh join Silicon Image’s board of
directors. He brings exceptional technology and business expertise
to complement our team,” said Peter Hanelt, Silicon Image
chairman.
Prior to joining Bessemer in 2007, Mr. Padval served as
Executive Vice President, Consumer Products at LSI Logic
Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of C-Cube and held various
executive positions at VLSI Technology and Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD).
“Umesh has vast experience spanning consumer electronics to
multi-system operator (MSO) industries, combined with expertise
from running successful semiconductor operations. He will be a
valuable addition to our board,” said Camillo Martino, chief
executive officer of Silicon Image.
Mr. Padval currently serves as chairman of the board of Entropic
Communications, Inc. and on the boards of Integrated Device
Technology, Inc. as well as several private companies. He received
a bachelor's degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay, and an M.S. in engineering from Stanford
University.
“Silicon Image has been a pioneer and leader in driving
worldwide standards such as HDMI and MHL in the consumer
electronics and mobile industries for many years,” said Mr. Padval.
“I am honored to join the Silicon Image board and look forward to
working with this remarkable team to shape the future direction and
growth of the company.”
About Silicon Image, Inc.
Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) is a leading provider of multimedia
connectivity solutions and services for mobile, consumer
electronics and PC markets. Silicon Image’s semiconductor and
intellectual property products feature wireless and wired
technologies that deliver connectivity across a wide array of
devices in the home, office and on the go. Silicon Image has driven
the creation of the industry standards HDMI®, DVI™, MHL® and
WirelessHD®, and offers manufacturers comprehensive standards
interoperability and compliance testing services via its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Simplay Labs. For more information, visit
http://www.siliconimage.com/.
Silicon Image and the Silicon Image logo are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of Silicon Image, Inc. in
the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners
in the United States and/or other countries.
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