Industry Veteran Michael Thompson Appointed as Lantiq Senior Vice President and Head of the Worldwide Sales Organization

MUNICH and NEUBIBERG, Germany, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Lantiq, a leading company in next-generation access and home networking technologies, today announced that industry veteran Michael Thompson has joined the company as Senior Vice President and head of the worldwide sales organization at Lantiq. He brings more than 20 years of technical sales experience and is well versed in the international business environment.

"We are very pleased to have Michael join our company," said Christian Wolff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lantiq. "I believe that his breadth of experience in the semiconductor business, as well as the detailed knowledge of the market and the upcoming trends and challenges will bring substantial value to the Lantiq team."

Over the course of his career he worked with communication companies including Motorola and Freescale, where he spent significant time in Hong Kong developing sales in Asia Pacific. In addition to these experiences, most recently he was responsible for AMD's worldwide handset semiconductor sales, where he led a multi-national team.

"I am impressed by Lantiq's dedication to the market as well as its technical expertise and innovative product offerings," commented Thompson. "I look forward to working with the talented team of professionals and engineers here at Lantiq to grow the business and expand into new market areas."

Thompson will be based at Lantiq's headquarters in Neubiberg, Germany just outside of Munich.

About LANTIQ

Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg just outside of Munich, Germany and specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: http://www.lantiq.com

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