Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Appoints Chris Koopmans as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Effective June 1, 2016
May 31, 2016 at 08:45 am EDT
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Marvell Technology Group Ltd. announced the appointment of Chris Koopmans as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, effective June 1, 2016. In his new role, Mr. Koopmans will lead Marvell's global Marketing and Sales organizations. He will be responsible for defining market opportunities where Marvell's core competencies in System on Chip Design can be most effectively applied. In addition, he will be responsible for enhancing the technical expertise of the Marvell Sales force and executing on market opportunities ultimately leading to the company's next phase of profitable growth. Chris Koopmans will also be driving a newly created Program Management Office to help empower greater efficiency in the company's overall product and R&D roadmaps. Mr. Koopmans joins Marvell from Citrix Systems Inc., where he was Vice President and General Manager of Service Provider Platforms since 2012.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd specializes in designing and marketing integrated communications and storage circuits intended for manufacturers of high-speed network equipment, hard disks, and consumer electronics. Net sales break down by area of application as follows:
- data centers (40.7%): artificial intelligence systems, data storage systems, Ethernet switches, servers, interconnection systems, etc.;
- enterprise networks (23.1%): routers, Ethernet switches, wireless access points, network equipment, workstations, etc. for campuses, small and medium-sized enterprises;
- telecom network infrastructures (18.3%): access multiplexers, Ethernet switches, optical transport systems, routers, wireless radio network access systems, etc.;
- consumer electronics (11.9%): broadband gateways and routers, game console systems, home data storage systems, home wireless access points, personal computer systems, printers and receiver terminals;
- automotive and industrial (6%): advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle systems, embedded network systems, industrial Ethernet switches, video surveillance systems.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (11.7%), China (42%), Malaysia (6.6%), Thailand (6.6%), Singapore (5.6%), Taiwan (4.9%), Japan (4.4%), Finland (3.2%), Philippines (2.9%) and other (12.1%).
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