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News Release from: Silicon Laboratories
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Bock takes charge of finances
Silicon Laboratories has named William Bock as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Silicon Laboratories has named William Bock as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately Bock will be resigning as a director on Silicon Laboratories' board where he served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since the company went public in March 2000
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to his familiarity with Silicon Laboratories' products, strategy and mixed-signal history, Bock brings to the company 30 years of business acumen spanning finance, operations and sales.
"Bill has been closely engaged with the company's management team during his tenure on our board, which will enable him to get up to speed quickly in his new role", said Necip Sayiner, President and CEO of Silicon Laboratories.
"Bill brings a wealth of experience from various senior management positions that will be instrumental in helping the company navigate the next decade of growth and diversification".
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"He will be a tremendous asset to the company, and I am looking forward to working closely with him to execute on our business strategy and achieve our financial goals".
Prior to joining Silicon Laboratories, Bock was a partner at venture capital firms CenterPoint Ventures and Verity Ventures.
From 1997 to 1999, Bock served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dazel Corporation, a provider of electronic information delivery systems.
After Dazel's acquisition by HP, Bock served as vice president for HP until 2001.
Prior to Dazel, Bock served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tivoli Systems, a client server software company, which he helped to take public in 1995 and was acquired by IBM in 1996.
Prior to joining Tivoli, Bock successfully completed an IPO at Convex Computer Corporation as CFO in 1986 and then became Senior Vice President of Sales in 1991.
Bock also spent nine years in various finance roles at Texas Instruments including Vice President and Controller of the Data Systems Group.
"I have always been impressed by the integrity of the Silicon Labs management team, and as we drive the company to the next level, I am looking forward to being engaged on a day to day basis", said Bock.
"I believe we have the opportunity to translate our technology prowess into a long term, profit-driven success story".
Bock holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Iowa State University and a master's degree in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
Interim Chief Financial Officer, Paul Walsh, has been appointed Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.
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