Aura Communications Names COO; Chip Marshall to Manage Operations, Finance.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 Charles (Chip) M. Marshall has been named chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO) at Aura Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. providing system-on-chip (SOC) solutions for wireless voice, data and audio communication within the personal-area network. Marshall has responsibility for the management of company operations, including manufacturing, facilities, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and financial management. He reports to Vincent Palermo Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo was a high ranking member of the New Jersey La Cosa Nostra DeCavalcante crime family. He was nicknamed Vinny Ocean because he once worked in a fish market which he used as a front for running a numbers racket. , president and chief executive officer (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. ), and a founder of Aura(TM). "Chip has a proven track record in building the infrastructure needed to support a rapidly growing semiconductor business," notes Palermo. "He will be a key asset in building and maintaining our leadership position in high-growth wireless markets." Previously, he was director of MicroIR Products at Lockheed Martin's IR Imaging Systems. Marshall led an intra-company entrepreneurial startup that transitioned Lockheed from its traditional defense business to an industry leader in the emerging commercial night-vision imaging sector. Marshall received a Bachelor of Arts degree Summa Cum Laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. in physics from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass., and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rice University in Houston, Tex. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration ) degree from Northeastern University's High Technology MBA Program. About Aura Communications Aura Communications, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor company that has developed an enabling technology for low-cost, low-power, personal-area networks. Aura's programmable SOC solutions create the backbone infrastructure for wireless voice, audio and data communications. Its first product -- known as VoiceLink(TM)-- enabled the first commercially available wireless headset for cellular telephones and is well suited for wireless applications that need high-quality, full-duplex voice transmission at low-power consumption and cost. Founded in 1995, Aura Communications is privately held and funded by angel investors and Motorola Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MOT). Corporate headquarters is located at 187 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, Mass. 01887. Telephone: (978) 988-0088. Facsimile: (978) 988-3977. Email: info@auracomm.com. Online information is found at its web site: http://www.auracomm.com. Aura, VoiceLink, LibertyLink, and FreedomLink are trademarks of Aura Communications Inc. All other companies and products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Note to local editors: Chip Marshall resides in North Andover, Mass., with his wife Betsy (formerly Sanborn) and children Joanna (16), Abby (13) and Eliza (9). |
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