Netlist Names Semiconductor Veteran James Perrott Senior Vice President, Sales and...

Netlist Names Semiconductor Veteran James Perrott Senior Vice President, Sales
and Marketing

IRVINE, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netlist, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NLST) today announced that it has named veteran semiconductor
executive James Perrott to fill the newly-created position of Senior Vice
President, Sales and Marketing, effective April 7. With more than 20 years of
experience in executive-level semiconductor sales and sales management, both
domestically and internationally, Perrott reports to Chief Executive Officer
Chuck Hong. Perrott will be responsible for leading the Company's sales and
marketing efforts.
Perrott, 46, a resident of Carlsbad, CA, brings to Netlist extensive
integrated circuit sales and business leadership experience including sales
and distribution channel development, establishing strategic customer
partnerships and product introduction to customers worldwide. Most recently,
Perrott served as Vice President of Sales & Business Development for Carlsbad,
CA-based Luxtera, a fabless semiconductor company and supplier of silicon
photonics. As a member of the senior staff, he was responsible for customer
engagement strategies, as well as product and market development
opportunities.
Hong stated: "Jim's broad experience in the semiconductor industry
combined with strong relationships he has established with OEM customers will
be extremely important as we bring new products to market and strive to build
a more diversified base of customers. I am confident that Jim will be a great
addition to the Netlist team and look forward to his contributions."
Prior to joining Luxtera, Perrott was Vice President of Sales and Business
Development for Irvine, CA-based Solarflare Communications, Inc., a fabless
semiconductor company. In this role, he was responsible for Solarflare's
worldwide sales and customer support. Prior to that, he was responsible for
an international sales team of more than 60 people and $200 million in revenue
for Sunnyvale, CA-based Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Perrott has also
held senior management positions at Waukesha, WI-based Generac Power Systems.
Perrott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University.
About Netlist, Inc.
Netlist designs and manufactures high-performance memory subsystems for
the server and high-performance computing and communications markets. The
Company's memory subsystems are developed for applications in which
high-speed, high-capacity memory, functionality, small form factor, and heat
dissipation are key requirements. These applications include tower-servers,
rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters,
engineering workstations, and telecommunication equipment. Netlist maintains
its headquarters in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Irvine
and in Suzhou, China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future
events and the future performance of Netlist, including future opportunities
and growth for the company's business. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expected or projected. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the rapidly-changing nature of technology;
volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs; uncertainty of customer demand,
including delays in expected qualifications; introductions of new products by
competitors; changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; the
Company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the Company's
reliance on suppliers of critical components; evolving industry standards; and
the political and regulatory environment in the People's Republic of China.
Other risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K, dated February 29, 2008, and subsequent filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company from time to time.
Netlist undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Contact: Allen & Caron Inc. Netlist Inc.
Jill Bertotti (investors) Chuck Hong
jill@allencaron.com Chief Executive Officer
Len Hall (media) (949) 435-0025
len@allencaron.com
(949) 474-4300

SOURCE Netlist, Inc.

Investors, Jill Bertotti, jill@allencaron.com, or Media, Len Hall,
len@allencaron.com, both of Allen & Caron Inc., +1-949-474-4300, for Netlist,
Inc.; or Chuck Hong, Chief Executive Officer of Netlist, Inc.,
+1-949-435-0025