IR Names Tim Phillips Vice President, Enterprise Power Business Unit

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE:IRF) today announced the
appointment of Tim Phillips as Vice President, Enterprise Power
Business Unit, effective immediately. In this role, Phillips will be
responsible for product development, systems applications engineering
and product marketing for IR's computing and communications product
lines including DC-DC ICs, DirectFET(R) MOSFETs, SupIRBuck(TM)
integrated voltage regulators and iPOWIR(TM) power stage products.

"IR's technologies and solutions lead the industry in terms of
performance and efficiency and I am delighted to rejoin IR and lead
our highly energized team as we focus on tackling the critical power
management challenges with our next generation of innovative products
for enterprise power applications," said Tim Phillips.

IR's President and CEO, Oleg Khaykin, said: "We are pleased to
welcome Tim back to the management team. I am confident that with his
leadership we will successfully execute our growth strategy in the
computing and communications markets."

Phillips previously held technical and leadership positions at
Cherry Semiconductor in Power IC Design, Applications, Marketing and
Business Development before joining IR in 2001 as Director of
Applications and Business Development. He advanced to Executive
Director, Sector Marketing and Field Application Engineers for the
Computing & Communications Business Unit and was later promoted to
Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations. He became
Vice President for the Enterprise Power Business Unit in April 2007
and briefly served as Vice President of Infineon's Industrial and
Multi-market business in 2008.

Phillips holds a BSEE and MBA from the University of Rhode Island.

About International Rectifier

International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE:IRF) is a world leader
in power management technology. IR's analog, digital, and mixed signal
ICs, and other advanced power management products, enable high
performance computing and save energy in a wide variety of business
and consumer applications. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy
efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft, and
defense systems rely on IR's power management solutions to power their
next generation products. For more information, go to www.irf.com.

Trademark Notice

DirectFET(R), SupIRBuck(TM), iPowIR(TM) and IR(R) are trademarks
of International Rectifier Corporation. All other product names noted
herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

Note: Statements made or implied in this release that are in the
future tense or that are accompanied by words such as "will," or
variations of such words are "forward-looking" and involve risks and
uncertainties that are not within International Rectifier's control. A
fuller explanation of these risks and uncertainties, including those
related to the changes to the company's internal controls and
governance policies, is contained in International Rectifier's
periodic and other filings from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

International Rectifier Corporation
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