SHANGHAI, China, May 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RDA Microelectronics (Nasdaq:RDA) ("RDA Microelectronics" or the "Company"), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets Radio Frequency (RF) and mixed-signal wireless SoC semiconductors for cellular, connectivity and broadcast applications, today announced that Mr. Kam-sing "Allen" Ma has been appointed to RDA's Board of Directors as an independent director. Mr. Ma will serve as chairman of the compensation committee and a member of the audit committee.
Mr. Ma currently serves as an independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors of SUNeVision Holdings, Ltd, a Hong Kong GEM-listed company. Prior to his retirement in 2009, he served as the President of Asia Pacific at British Telecom plc and previously Vice President, Asia, of the Network Infrastructure Division of Motorola, Inc. In addition, Mr. Ma served multiple roles at Hong Kong Telecommunications Limited and its subsidiaries, including Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, until its merger with PCCW Limited in 2000. Mr. Ma holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Toronto. He is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Certified Management Accountants, Canada.
About RDA Microelectronics
RDA Microelectronics is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets radio-frequency and mixed-signal wireless SoC semiconductors for cellular, connectivity and broadcast applications. The Company's product portfolio currently includes power amplifiers, transceivers and front-end modules, baseband, Bluetooth system-on-chip, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM combo chips, FM radio receivers, set-top box tuners, analog mobile television receivers, CMMB mobile television receivers, walkie-talkie transceivers and LNB satellite down converters. For additional information, please see the Company's website at http://www.rdamicro.com.