Centillium Communications Appoints New Vice President of Marketing.FREMONT, Calif. -- Centillium Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CTLM CTLM Imaging Computed tomography laser mammography A diagnostic technique using lasers to produce a 3-D cross-sectional image of the breast without x-rays. See Mammography. ), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the appointment of Didier Boivin as vice president of marketing. "The addition of Didier Boivin to our marketing team brings leadership that will help drive Centillium's growth plans," said Faraj Aalaei, co-founder 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 Centillium. "Didier's extensive marketing experience and track record in growing successful companies will help solidify our position as a leading provider of broadband access solutions, while strengthening our worldwide marketing and product development efforts," said Aalaei. Mr. Boivin brings to Centillium more than 25 years of entrepreneurial and multinational company experience in the telecommunications and semiconductor industries. In addition, he has extensive knowledge of the broadband access and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) markets. Prior to joining Centillium, Mr. Boivin was president of Metanoia Metanoia (from the Greek μετανοῖα, metanoia, changing one's mind, repentance) is a rhetorical device used to retract a statement just made, and then state it in a better way.[1] It is similar to correctio. Technologies, a VDSL semiconductor company. He was also president and CEO of 3DSP, Inc., a DSP IP company and CEO of VoicePump, Inc., a VoIP solutions provider. Previously, he was general manager of North American operations at Alcatel Microelectronics. In addition, Mr. Boivin held various marketing and engineering positions at Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, TRT France and Alcatel Telic telic (tel´ik), adj (teleologic), assigning purpose to functions as if they were provided by a creative planner. . He received his Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Centrale d'Electronique in Paris and his Executive M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas History The university was originally started as a research arm of Texas Instruments as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest in 1961. The institute (by then renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies) which at the time was located at Southern Methodist . About Centillium Communications Centillium Communications, Inc. is a leading innovator of high performance, cost-effective semiconductor solutions that give consumers, enterprises and service providers the winning edge in broadband access. The company's complete, end-to-end system-on-chip solutions accelerate development time-to-market for "last mile" products with Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL), Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies. Centillium products include digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits and related software for DSL and FTTP central office and customer premises equipment See CPE. and VoIP solutions for carrier- and enterprise-class gateways and consumer telephony. Centillium is a global company with headquarters in Fremont, CA. Additional information is available at www.centillium.com. Forward-Looking Statements: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements regarding Mr. Boivin's new role as VP of marketing and the anticipated benefits of his serving as VP of marketing, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, whether Centillium is successful in expanding its business in its current markets and into new markets; difficulties in identifying and developing new opportunities; the effects of competition; general economic conditions; and other risks detailed in Centillium's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2005 as filed with the SEC and in other reports filed with the SEC by Centillium from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and Centillium disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Centillium Communications and the Centillium Logo are trademarks of Centillium Communications, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. All rights reserved. |
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