[2] ZiLOG Appoints New Chief Financial Officer.CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- ZiLOG Inc. (formerly ZLG ZLG Zentralstelle der Länder für Gesundheitsschutz bei Arzneimitteln Und Medizinprodukten (Federal Republic of Germany) ZLG Zero-Lock Gyro on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ), the creator of the recently announced Cartezian(TM) Communications Engine and the eZ80(TM) Internet Engine, today announced the appointment of Gary Patten as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Gary is a top performer who will help ZiLOG to reach its goal of becoming the fastest growing, most exciting semiconductor company in the world. His diverse background will add richness to our management team, and will help us to meet the high expectations we set for ourselves and our organization," said Curtis J. Crawford, Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ZiLOG Inc. Patten brings 15 years of financial experience in consulting, consumer and business-to-business based corporations to his new position. He joins ZiLOG from RockShox Inc., a public manufacturing company, where he served has Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "It is a great honor for me to come to ZiLOG and join Curtis Crawford's world-class management team. ZiLOG has a great tradition as a technology innovator. The company is developing an exciting group of new products and is pursuing a strategy that serves high-growth markets in communications, home entertainment, human interface and home/building controls. The enthusiasm and creativity at ZiLOG are palpable," Patten said. Prior to RockShox, Patten was the Chief Financial Officer at Powermate, a subsidiary of The Coleman Company This article is about the Coleman Company, suppliers of recreational equipment. For other uses of the word Coleman, see Coleman (disambiguation) Coleman Company, Inc. is a company that makes camping gear. It was founded by W. C. . Earlier in his career, Patten was employed by Lexmark International, Deloitte & Touche, and Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. . Patten received his undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , and his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance, Marketing and Operations Management from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . About ZiLOG Inc. ZiLOG is a leading global design solutions company specializing in embedded and integrated circuits for the data communications, home entertainment and integrated controls markets. Headquartered in Campbell, ZiLOG employs an estimated 1,300 people worldwide. It announced 1998 revenues of $204.7 million. Texas Pacific Group and its affiliates, a $2.5 billion private investment partnership, own a majority interest in ZiLOG. ZiLOG maintains design centers in Campbell, Calif., Austin, Texas, Nampa, Idaho, Seattle, Wash., and Bangalore, India, and a worldwide customer service center in Austin, advanced manufacturing in Nampa and test operations in Manila, Philippines. It has 27 direct sales offices and more than 120 distributor locations worldwide. www.zilog.com Note to Editors: ZiLOG is a registered trademark of ZiLOG Inc. Cartezian(TM) Communications Engine and eZ80(TM) Internet Engine are trademarks of ZiLOG Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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