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Silicon Image Appoints Industry Veteran Masood Jabbar to Board of
Directors
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Silicon Image, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SIMGE), a leader in multi-gigabit semiconductor solutions for the
secure transmission and storage of rich digital media, today announced the
appointment of Masood Jabbar to the company's board of directors. With a
technology career spanning more than 30 years, Jabbar has held a variety of
management positions with public companies and currently serves on the board of
directors for Openwave Systems Inc. and Picsel Technologies. His management
career is anchored by 16 years at Sun Microsystems, where he held various
executive positions, most recently as executive vice president of Sun's global
sales operations.
Immediately prior to heading up Sun's global sales organization, Jabbar served
as president and earlier as chief financial officer of Sun Microsystems
Computer Company, the business unit responsible for the development and
delivery of desktop and server computing systems. While serving as CFO for
this unit, Jabbar led its technology and business acquisitions activities and
was responsible for business development and strategic alliances. Earlier he
served as general manager for Sun's Interactive Products Group, vice president
of finance and planning for the worldwide field organization and director of
marketing for the U.S. field operations. Prior to joining Sun, he spent ten
years at Xerox Corporation and three years at IBM in various finance and
planning roles.
Commenting on the appointment, Steve Tirado, president and CEO of Silicon
Image, stated, "We are extremely pleased to have Masood join the Board. His
strong executive management background coupled with his financial expertise
will be a valuable asset to our Board, and we look forward to his counsel as we
further execute our strategy of delivering silicon, software and system
solutions for the secure transmission, storage and display of premium digital
content."
"Silicon Image has a winning strategy and vision for secure digital content
delivery, and it's exciting to see the synergy among the company's business
units as they focus on this common goal," noted Jabbar. "I am very much
looking forward to playing a key role in helping the company meet its strategic
objectives to transform the digital media landscape."
Jabbar holds master's degrees in business administration and international
management from the American Graduate School of International Management. He
has a bachelor's degree in economics and statistics from the University of
Panjab in Pakistan.
About Silicon Image
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Image, Inc. designs, develops and
markets multi-gigabit semiconductor and system solutions for a variety of
communications applications demanding high-bandwidth capability. With its
proprietary Multi-layer Serial Link (MSL(TM)) architecture, Silicon Image is
well positioned for leadership in multiple mass markets including PCs, consumer
electronics and storage. Currently, Silicon Image leads the global PC/display
arena with its innovative digital interconnect technology, and has emerged as a
leading player in the consumer electronics and storage markets by offering
robust, high-bandwidth semiconductors. For more information on Silicon Image,
visit http://www.siliconimage.com/
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
federal securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include
statements related to the benefits of changes in Silicon Image's board
composition. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including those described from time to time in Silicon Image's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that could cause the actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking
statements. In particular, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Factors Affecting Future Results"
in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Silicon Image with the
SEC. Silicon Image assumes no obligation to update this forward-looking
information.
NOTE: Silicon Image, MSL and http://www.siliconimage.com/ are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc. in the United States and other
countries.
DATASOURCE: Silicon Image, Inc.
CONTACT: Darrel Slack, Chief Financial Officer, Silicon Image, Inc.,
+1-408-616-1550, or fax, +1-408-830-9531, or
Web site: http://www.siliconimage.com/