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RFMD co-founder Jerry D. Neal retires

Neal is now looking forward to pursuing other opportunities including entrepreneurial, advisory, and charitable endeavours

Jerry Neal, co-founder and executive vice president of marketing, is retiring from RFMD, effective May 31, 2012.



Jerry D. Neal

Neal has had a distinguished career in the communications technology industry, including the co-founding of RFMD and his role in the subsequent growth of the company. As a co-founder of RFMD, Jerry Neal was responsible for securing the Company's initial venture capital investment, as well as multiple licensing deals, branding, and mergers and acquisitions. He was also primarily responsible for many of the Company's corporate relationships, including TRW (now Northrop Grumman), Nokia, IBM, TowerJazz, and others.

Reflecting on his twenty-one year career at RFMD, Jerry Neal comments, "RFMD is both a pioneer and a global leader in communications technologies, and it is an honour to have played a major role in starting and building the Company. With my retirement from RFMD, I look forward to pursuing other passions in my life including entrepreneurial, advisory, and charitable endeavours. I sincerely wish the greatest success to my many friends and colleagues at RFMD."

Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of RFMD, says, "RFMD has benefited tremendously from Jerry Neal's contributions and expertise. I personally have enjoyed working with Jerry and have valued his counsel and the strategic relationships he has built in the industry. All of RFMD wishes Jerry Neal much success as he focuses his time and energy on other ventures."

Jerry Neal is active in business, education, and charitable organisations and has served on the Boards of Directors of several semiconductor companies.
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