Xilinx Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1998--Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX - news), today announced the
appointment of Kris Chellam as senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer.
Chellam, 47, joins Xilinx from Atmel Corp. [Nasdaq:ATML - news], where he most recently served as senior vice president
and general manager of a product group. He joined Atmel, a San Jose-based semiconductor company, in September 1991 as
vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer. He served in that position until his move earlier this year.
From 1979 until 1991, Chellam worked in a variety of financial management positions at Intel Corp. [Nasdaq:INTC - news] in
both Europe and the United States.
At Xilinx, Chellam will be responsible for all aspects of finance and investor relations. He will report to Xilinx president and
CEO Wim Roelandts. Chellam succeeds Gordon Steel, who announced his intention to retire in April. Steel will continue to
consult during the transition.
''We are extremely pleased to have Kris join Xilinx,'' Roelandts said. ''The company will benefit greatly from his broad set of
financial skills, his nearly 20 years of working in the semiconductor industry, and his international experience. He is a valuable
addition to our senior management team.''
Xilinx is the leading innovator of complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software
design tools, predefined system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering support. Founded in 1984 and
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and commands more than half of
the world market for these devices today.
Xilinx solutions enable customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products for the computer, peripheral,
telecommunications, networking, industrial control, instrumentation, high-reliability/military, and consumer markets. For more
information, visit the Xilinx web site at xilinx.com.
Note to Editors: Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx Inc.
Contact:
Xilinx Inc.
Maria Quillard, 408/879-4988
maria.quillard@xilinx.com |
