MILPITAS, Calif., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Corporation
(NYSE: LSI) today announced that Jeff
Richardson has been appointed to the newly created position
of executive vice president and chief operating officer. In his new
capacity, he will oversee all marketing, engineering and
manufacturing aspects of the company's product operations.
Richardson will continue to report to Abhi
Talwalkar, LSI president and chief executive officer.
"Over the past six years, Jeff has been instrumental in helping
drive the transformation of LSI to become a highly-focused leader
in enabling the storage and networking markets," said Abhi Talwalkar, LSI president and chief
executive officer. "In his new role, I have great confidence that
Jeff will further increase our focus on delighting customers
through strong execution, high quality products and great customer
service."
Richardson joined LSI in June, 2005, and most recently served as
executive vice president of the LSI Semiconductor Solutions Group.
He previously served in senior executive roles leading the LSI
Network and Storage Products Group, the LSI Custom Solutions Group
and corporate strategy function. Prior to joining LSI, Richardson
was vice president and general manager of Intel's Enterprise
Solutions and Services Division.
The company also announced that Phil
Bullinger, executive vice president and general manager of
the LSI Engenio Storage Group, will be leaving the company in May,
2011, following the expected completion of the company's sale of
its external storage systems business to NetApp, Inc.
Talwalkar continued, "I would like to thank Phil for his many
years of service to LSI and to the Engenio business, which has
contributed greatly to the company under his leadership. We wish
him well in his future endeavors."
About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative
silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products
which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content
together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and
services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters,
systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known
brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking
markets. More information is available at www.lsi.com.
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