The addition of Jabbar increases RFMD’s board of directors to nine members, of which eight are independent directors.
Before heading Sun Microsystems’ sales organization, he was the president of Sun Microsystems’ computer company and earlier served in numerous other capacities within the Sun Microsystems organization and its subsidiaries, incorporating chief financial officer, general manager, and vice president of finance and planning.
Jabbar is presently a private investor in start-up companies and sits on the boards of directors of many companies, incorporaing Silicon Image Inc., JDS Uniphase Corporation and MSC Software Corporation. He is also chairman of the board of Picsel Technologies Inc. He holds a master’s degree in international management from American Graduate School of International Management, a master’s degree in business administration from the Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics from University of Panjab, Pakistan.
Walter Wilkinson, chairman of the board of directors of RFMD, stated, We are very pleased to have Masood join our board of directors. He brings with him a wealth of technology industry experience, and we look forward to his contributions as a member of RFMD’s board of directors.
Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of RFMD, stated, We look forward to Masood’s participation on our board of directors as RFMD continues to execute on our efforts to diversify our business and generate improved, sustainable profitability.
RFMD is a US-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance semiconductor components.
