BRIDGEWATER, N.J., March 19, 2008 - Enpirion, the world's leading supplier of integrated-inductor DC-DC converters, today announced the appointment of Denis Regimbal as Enpirion's new CEO. Mr. Regimbal brings extensive semiconductor executive management experience to Enpirion as the company intensifies its targeting of growth markets including storage, networking, wireless, and audio/video. Mr. Regimbal will oversee the company's worldwide operations from its New Jersey headquarters location.
"Denis joins Enpirion at the perfect time, bringing the breadth of his vertical market experience to our company as our business strategy and customer acquisition rate continue to accelerate," said Dr. Ashraf Lotfi, Enpirion's CTO and Founder. "Our company, employees and investors will benefit from Denis' expertise and leadership, and our customers will ultimately be the biggest winners."
Mr. Regimbal comes to Enpirion from LSI Corporation, where he was the executive vice president and general manager of the Mobility Group, overseeing the mobile phone and mobile entertainment semiconductor device businesses. Mr. Regimbal said, "I am thrilled to be joining this highly talented and energetic team. The challenge of delivering optimized power efficiency in space-constrained applications is uniquely solved through Enpirion's technology innovation. No other company is better positioned to benefit from this critical and growing industry need."
"Enpirion is a great example of the type of high growth company applying unique intellectual property to revolutionize the field of power management that we choose to invest in," said Eric Young, General Partner at Canaan Partners. "Enpirion is a clear technology innovator and market leader in their field. We are very thankful to Dr. Lotfi for his leadership as interim CEO, enabling the company to accelerate its growth activity. We're thrilled that Denis is joining the Enpirion team; his experience and leadership abilities will enable Enpirion to further broaden the company's presence in the marketplace."
Prior to his management position at LSI, Mr. Regimbal held numerous executive-level positions at Agere Systems, including executive vice president and general manager of the Telecommunications division, as well as vice president and general manager of the Media Connectivity division. In addition, Regimbal led cross-divisional strategy and marketing initiatives for Agere's wireless data, computer communications and storage businesses. Regimbal also was vice president of sales and applications for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), responsible for growing the business across the EMEA region. In addition, he was general manager of the Wireless Infrastructure division.
Mr. Regimbal previously held management positions with Analog Devices and Intel Corporation. He earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in New Jersey and a master's degree in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
About Enpirion
Enpirion is the leading developer of Power Systems on Silicon, delivering breakthrough power density and ease of use. Enpirion utilizes a fabless manufacturing model and partners with the industry's leading assembly and test houses to provide the highest degree of quality and reliability. Enpirion's products are designed into a broad range of demanding applications including servers, storage systems, embedded computing, consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment, wireless portable devices and more. For additional information about Enpirion and its award-winning products, please visit www.enpirion.com.
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