SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rambus
Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), today announced that its Board of Directors has
appointed Luc Seraphin as president and chief executive officer,
effective immediately.
Eric Stang, Chairman of the Rambus Board of Directors, said, “We are
very pleased to have Luc as CEO. Our search process was exhaustive, and
Luc’s strategic vision, leadership, and focus on execution made him the
obvious choice to lead Rambus to its next phase of success. His deep
familiarity with Rambus and demonstrated leadership in developing our go
forward execution-oriented strategy over the past few months allows the
company to move forward quickly.”
“Rambus has long been seen as a forward-thinking company continually on
the leading edge of technology and is well positioned to deliver on the
promise of data, faster and safer. There are tremendous opportunities
ahead for our product and IP businesses and I look forward to continuing
my leadership with a focus on shareholder value,” said Luc Seraphin,
president and CEO of Rambus.
Mr. Seraphin has been performing as interim CEO since June 2018. With
over 20 years of experience managing global businesses, Luc brings the
overall vision and leadership necessary to drive future growth for the
company. Prior to this role, Luc served at Rambus as Senior Vice
President & General Manager of the Memory and Interfaces Division,
Rambus’ largest business unit. During his time at the Company, Mr.
Seraphin has overseen sales, customer support and engineering
operations, increasing Rambus’ market footprint for its high-speed IP
cores and DDR4 memory buffer chipset and positioning the Company as a
leader in next-generation DDR5 memory buffer chips.
Audio Conference Call
Rambus will discuss this announcement as part of the conference call on
October 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its third quarter
2018 results. This call will be webcast and can be accessed via Rambus'
website at investor.rambus.com.
A replay will be available following the call on the Rambus Investor
Relations website or for one week at the following numbers: (855)
859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) with ID# 4888626.
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About Rambus Inc.
Dedicated to making data faster and safer, Rambus creates innovative
hardware, software and services that drive technology advancements from
the data center to the mobile edge. Our architecture licenses, IP cores,
chips, software, and services span memory and interfaces, security, and
emerging technologies to positively impact the modern world. We
collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading chip and system
designers, foundries, and service providers. Integrated into tens of
billions of devices and systems, our products and technologies power and
secure diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things
(IoT) security, mobile payments, and smart ticketing. For more
information, visit rambus.com.
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Rambus Corporate Communications
Cori Pasinetti, 408-462-8306
cpasinetti@rambus.com
Source: Rambus Inc.