SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced that Chris Dingley, Director of Micrel's Global Account and Western Sales Territory, has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Worldwide Sales. In his new role, Mr. Dingley has responsibility for the Company's global sales efforts.
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"Chris is a veteran Micrel employee who has exhibited hard work and a strong devotion to the Company. Over the years, he has made significant contributions to the Company, in particular managing Micrel's worldwide distribution network for seven years and growing sales revenues to both Tier 1 Global accounts and the Western region during his tenure," noted Ray Zinn, President and CEO, Micrel. "With his extensive knowledge of the inner workings of Micrel, and his long term sales and industry expertise, we are looking forward to Chris's contributions in his newly expanded role at Micrel."
Mr. Christopher Dingley has more than 22 years experience in the semiconductor industry. He joined the Company in June 1997 as Director of Global Distribution and was then named Director of Global Distribution and EMS. He was then promoted to position of Director of Micrel's Western Sales Territory including Global Account responsibility for Cisco. Prior to joining Micrel, Mr. Dingley was Distribution Manager for Winbond North America. Before this, Mr. Dingley held the positions of Area Sales Manager and Distribution Sales Manager with General Instrument. He attended Arizona State University where he studied Marketing and Electrical Engineering Technology.
About Micrel, Inc.
Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com/.
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