BUSINESS
Untitled Page
Newport Beach’s Conexant announces Co-Presidents for continuing company
Christian Scherp and Sailesh Chittipeddi to take on the job
By Christine BorrmannPublished: July 16, 2009 03:03 PM
Conexant Systems, Inc.
announced today that Christian Scherp and Sailesh Chittipeddi have been
named co-presidents of the company. The Newport Beach-based Company
will continue after the pending sale of the Broadband Access business
to Ikanos Communications, Inc. is completed. The appointments of
Scherp and Chittipeddi are effective immediately. Both men will report
to Scott Mercer, Conexant chairman and chief executive officer.
“Christian and Sailesh are industry veterans who have demonstrated that
they possess the vision, drive, and skill sets required to consistently
deliver outstanding results,” says Mercer. “Christian and Sailesh will
share responsibilities and concentrate on their main areas of
expertise.”
Scherp joined the company in 2005 as senior vice president of Worldwide
Sales. He was promoted in April 2008, and most recently served as the
Conexant president. Prior to joining the Conexant team, Scherp worked
with Infineon Technologies North America for eight years. Mercer
explains he “will have primary responsibility for worldwide sales,
marketing, and program management.”
Christian Scherp, one of the two
men named as co-president of Conexant.
Scherp expressed a positive outlook on his new responsibility. “I look
forward to working closely with Scott and Sailesh. Our continuing
company will occupy leading positions in the imaging, audio, video and
embedded-modern segments we address, and we expect to enhance those
positions in the future,” says Scherp.
NEXT PAGE>>
Related headlines
Getac launches business-rugged notebook computer
Irvine's myContactCard puts its signature on Gmail
Toshiba presents Boring and Normal contestants competing in digital contest
|
||||
|
“Christian and Sailesh are industry veterans who have demonstrated that they possess the vision, drive, and skill sets required to consistently deliver outstanding results,” says Mercer. “Christian and Sailesh will share responsibilities and concentrate on their main areas of expertise.” Scherp joined the company in 2005 as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. He was promoted in April 2008, and most recently served as the Conexant president. Prior to joining the Conexant team, Scherp worked with Infineon Technologies North America for eight years. Mercer explains he “will have primary responsibility for worldwide sales, marketing, and program management.” Christian Scherp, one of the two men named as co-president of Conexant. Scherp expressed a positive outlook on his new responsibility. “I look forward to working closely with Scott and Sailesh. Our continuing company will occupy leading positions in the imaging, audio, video and embedded-modern segments we address, and we expect to enhance those positions in the future,” says Scherp. NEXT PAGE>> Related headlines Getac launches business-rugged notebook computer Irvine's myContactCard puts its signature on Gmail Toshiba presents Boring and Normal contestants competing in digital contest |
||||
