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SILICON VALLEY VETERAN BROOKE SEAWELL JOINS TELEGENT SYSTEMS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SUNNYVALE, CA – 12 Februrary 2008 – Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, announced the appointment of Brooke Seawell to Telegent's board of directors as an independent board member and the chairman of the audit committee.
With seven IPOs in his career as an officer and a director, Seawell brings more than 25 years of experience in technology finance and operations to Telegent's board. He has served as Executive Vice President at NetDynamics, an application server software company acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1998; as Senior Vice President – finance and operations & CFO at Synopsys, an electronic design automation software company which he took public in 1992; and as Vice President – finance and production & CFO of Weitek, a fabless semiconductor company which he took public in 1988. Recognized by Upside Magazine as one of the top 15 high-tech CFOs in 1990, Seawell has subsequently served as Venture Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures and is currently a Venture Partner at NEA. Seawell sits on the boards of three public companies – NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), Informatica (Nasdaq: INFA), Glu Mobile (Nasdaq: GLUU) – and several private companies.
"I am very pleased to be joining Telegent’' board," said Seawell. "Telegent has established a leadership position in the mobile TV market with its ability to receive both free-to-air and digital broadcasts with the performance and low power required to deliver a positive user experience to consumers. Telegent's solutions have been extremely well received in the marketplace, reflected by a revenue growth rate after its product introduction that is among the highest ever recorded in the semiconductor industry."
"Brooke's wealth of experience in financial management and corporate governance, combined with his proven track record of guiding organizations through sustained revenue growth and successful public offerings, will be invaluable to the company's development," said Weijie Yun, president & CEO of Telegent Systems.
About Telegent Systems, Inc.
Telegent Systems is a leading fabless CMOS semiconductor company providing high performance, single-chip solutions enabling free-to-air and pay-per-view mobile TV in mobile handsets, portable devices and consumer electronics. Telegent's solutions make television mobile, delivering both analog and digital broadcast reception with unparalleled sensitivity and picture quality in mobile environments, ultra-low power consumption and the highest integration simplifying mobile device design and manufacture. Telegent Systems has its US headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and a subsidiary in China. For more information, visit www.telegent.com.
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