FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHELSIO COMMUNICATIONS COMPLETES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH SEASONED VICE PRESIDENTS OF ENGINEERING AND SALES
Leading 10Gb Ethernet Server Adapter Company Strengthens Its Channel In Major Market; Highlights Distribution Expansion Plans In US, Europe, Asia-PAC
SUNNYVALE, CA, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 – Chelsio Communications, Inc., a leader in 10-Gigabit Ethernet server adapters and protocol acceleration technology, today announced the appointments of John Brennan, former Sun Microsystems engineering vice president, and Eric Taborek, former sales and marketing executive with Intel Corporation, to senior staff positions at the company, both reporting to Kianoosh Naghshineh, president and CEO.
Brennan comes to Chelsio from Sun Microsystems, where he was vice president of hardware engineering for Sun’s midrange and high-end servers. He will oversee the hardware and software engineering teams at Chelsio, which is leading the technology advancement of 10G Ethernet server adapter cards and protocol offload.
Taborek joins Chelsio from Intel Corporation, where he most recently managed Intel’s worldwide relationships with key industry partners, including Cisco Systems. Taborek joined Intel following its acquisition of VxTel, where he was vice president of sales and marketing
“Both John and Eric bring outstanding track records of achievement to Chelsio Communications,” said Nagshineh. “John’s deep knowledge and management experience in server hardware design will be a tremendous asset to maintaining our technology leadership position, and Eric’s proven ability to manage critical industry relationships and grow revenue will be instrumental in helping Chelsio achieve industry-wide deployment. These additions complete the Chelsio senior management team as we prepare the company for rapid growth.”
About Chelsio Communications
Chelsio Communications is leading the convergence of data and storage networking with its robust, high-performance and proven protocol acceleration technology. Featuring a highly scalable architecture, Chelsio is shipping 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards with protocol offload in hardware, which delivers the low latency and superior throughput required for high-performance computing applications. For more information, visit the company online at www.chelsio.com.
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