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News Release from: TimeSys Corp
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 December 2006
TimeSys board appoints interim CEO
TimeSys has appointed Joseph Raffa to the position of interim CEO.
TimeSys, service provider for developers in the embedded Linux market, has appointed Joseph Raffa to the position of interim CEO Raffa replaces former TimeSys president and CEO, Larry Weidman, who recently left the company to pursue personal interests
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Raffa currently serves on the board of directors at TimeSys.
In this interim role, Raffa will direct and oversee company strategy and sales activities as TimeSys continues to support its successful and innovative LinuxLink web-based resource for embedded Linux developers.
He will also lead the company's active search for a permanent CEO.
A seasoned semiconductor industry executive, Raffa has over 20 years of experience leading top chip and semiconductor companies.
He is currently a venture partner with Adams Capital Management, a national venture capital firm specialising in early-stage applied technology investments.
Raffa served as CEO of Nucore Technology, a leading fabless supplier of imaging processing chips to Japanese digital camera and camcorder makers.
Previously he was vice president and general manager of the logic synthesis business unit at Synopsys, the U.S.
electronic design automation (EDA) company.
He also led Hewlett-Packard's marketing for its RISC-based engineering workstation.
"We are pleased to have someone with Raffa's experience join the TimeSys management team," said Joel Adams, Chairman of the Board at TimeSys.
"His proven track record of helping innovative organisations successfully sustain and build market share will help us continue to realise the enormous potential of the Linux development technology and services offered by TimeSys".
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