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Gigle Networks Names Andreas Melder Vice President of Business Development
Gigle Networks Names Andreas Melder Vice President of Business Development
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNov. 17, 2009 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif., BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 17 /CNW/ --Industry Veteran Brings Substantial Experience in Executing Pre-IPO GrowthInitiatives at Companies Including Intellon and MicrotuneGigle Networks, the leading developer of intelligent multi-PHY switching devices for both wired and wireless entertainment-grade home networking, today announced that it has named Andreas (Andy) Melder as vice president of business development.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091117/SF12837LOGO)Melder reports directly to Juan Carlos Riviero, Gigle Networks chief executive officer and president. He will be responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives as the company strengthens its leadership position in home entertainment networking while expanding its focus to include complete system solutions for a variety of \"invisible\" plug-and-play networks within the home, across all existing wired media plus wireless connections.\"Andy brings important experience to Gigle Networks during an exciting time for us, as we innovate breakthrough solutions for managing all elements of residential information flow -- from home entertainment networking and content/media distribution, to home automation, smart-grid management and the delivery of value-added services,\" Riviero said. \"Andy will be a tremendous asset to our world-class team as we help deploy a new category of high-performance consumer home networks while accelerating corporate growth and investor value creation.\"Melder has more than 25 years of experience working with semiconductor leaders in fast-growing consumer broadband communications markets. He helped three companies achieve successful financial exits over the past 10 years, either as a founder or member of the executive leadership team. Prior to joining Gigle, Melder held senior sales, marketing and strategic business development positions at Intellon, leading up to the company's 2007 IPO and its recent acquisition by Atheros Communications. Prior to that, Melder co-founded Microtune, Inc., where he was vice president of sales and marketing and later, vice president of business development. He came to Microtune from Tripath Technologies, where he was vice president of sales, marketing and corporate business development and a member of the leadership...