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News Release from: Wind River Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 February 2004
Jones and O'Grady bring experience
onboard
Wind River Systems has appointed Harvey Jones and Standish O'Grady to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Wind River Systems has appointed Harvey Jones and Standish O'Grady to its Board of Directors, effective immediately "We are delighted to welcome Harvey and Standish to the Wind River team and gratified that Wind River is able to attract such high-calibre talent to its board", said Ken Klein, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board at Wind River
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Their extensive experience, vision, leadership and software background will infuse our company with additional strength".
With more than 27 years of industry experience, Jones has a proven ability to grow software companies.
He is Chairman of the Board and cofounder of Tensilica and was previously the chairman and CEO of Synopsys.
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Through these leadership positions, Jones has made significant contributions to high technology as an industry executive and an active venture investor.
In addition to Tensilica, Jones also serves as a member of the boards of directors of Nvidia Corp, Axis Systems, SteelEye Technology and Crossbow Technology.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer sciences from Georgetown University and a Master of Science degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.
O'Grady is a seasoned expert in the software industry.
His financial background and insight will help Wind River as the company continues to evolve with changing customer needs.
O'Grady is cofounder and Senior Managing Director of Granite Ventures.
He has been an investment manager for the Adobe Ventures series of funds since inception in 1994.
Prior to cofounding Granite, O'Grady served in various positions with Hambrecht and Quist's venture capital department.
He currently serves on the board of directors of Tumbleweed Communications, Kontiki and Westbridge Technology.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering in chemical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business Administration.
"The combined experience that these two gentlemen bring to the board, together with Wind River's market leadership, strong customer base, innovative technology and talented employees will enable Wind River to reach new heights", added Klein.
With the addition of Jones and O'Grady, Wind River's board currently has eight members.
Other members include Ken Klein, John Bolger, Bill Elmore, Jerry Fiddler, Dr Naren Gupta and Grant Inman.
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