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Aquantia Expands Management Team
Sean Keohane Named VP Sales, Ahmad Ghaemmaghami Named VP Operations
| Source: Aquantia
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - June 11, 2008) - Aquantia,
the leading developer of mainstream 10GBASE-T solutions, has expanded its
management ranks with the addition of Sean Keohane as vice president of
sales and Ahmad Ghaemmaghami as vice president of operations. Both
executives bring Aquantia more than 20 years of semiconductor and
technology business experience.
Sean Keohane has previously held sales and sales management positions with
National Semiconductor, Allied Telesyn, SMC Networks and Accton Technology.
He brings Aquantia worldwide
experience in sales growth, strategic relationships and customer
development for the networking market. He holds a BS in Business Management
and an MBA from San Jose State University.
Before joining Aquantia, Ahmad
Ghaemmaghami was vice president of manufacturing operations at AMCC, where
he was responsible for strategic business development, planning and
directing all aspects of the operations organization's initiatives. He
previously led operations at Silicon Image. Ahmad holds four patents and
received his BSEE from the University of California at San Diego.
"We have seen an outstanding response from the market to the announcement
and availability of our first 10GBASE-T silicon, and rounding out our
management team is a natural part of preparing for full market entry as we
ramp up to volume production," said Phil Delansay, president and CEO of Aquantia. "Sean and Ahmad will aid this
process in sales and operations by adding their extensive experience from
highly successful companies."
About Aquantia
Aquantia is a supplier of 10GBASE-T
Ethernet physical layer silicon that enables cost-effective, high-bandwidth
connectivity at network edges with familiar RJ45 connectors
and twisted-pair copper cabling. Low-power 10GBASE-T PHYs are instrumental
in deployment of the converged network in servers, switches and storage.
Aquantia is an active participant in
the Ethernet Alliance as well as IEEE initiatives, and uses its unique
expertise to deliver the industry's most advanced products. Aquantia is a
venture-backed private company with strong financial backing from
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, VentureTech Alliance, and
Pinnacle Ventures. For more information, please visit www.aquantia.com.