Jennic Appoints Mike Clancy as VP, Worldwide Sales to Exploit Potential in the Wireless Sensor Market
Jennic, a fabless semiconductor company focused on chips for
wireless sensor networks based on the IEEE802.15.4 standard, has appointed
Mike Clancy as VP of worldwide sales. He joins from Wolfson
Microelectronics, where he increased sales to $120 million over 16
successive quarters. Sheffield, UK (PRWEB) May 12, 2005 -- As part of its strategy to
exploit the low power wireless sensor market – forecast by West Tech
Research to exceed 550 million units in 2009 – fabless chip firm Jennic
has appointed Mike Clancy as VP worldwide sales. Clancy joins the company
from Wolfson Microelectronics, where as vice president of worldwide sales
he increased sales to $120million over 16 successive quarters.
Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb239259.htm
Mike Clancy has over 20 years semiconductor industry experience in
senior sales and management roles. He was a key member of the team that
saw Wolfson transition from a services company through a public offering
in 2003. Prior to that Clancy held a senior international sales position
at GEC Plessey Semiconductor where he was responsible for all sales
activity in the Asia Pacific region.
Jim Lindop, CEO and founder
of Jennic commented, “Based on our strong track record in engineering
Jennic has developed a single-chip solution for wireless sensor networks
based on the IEEE802.15.4 standard that is smaller, cheaper and lower
power than other solutions. I look forward to Mike bringing his firmly
established experience and track record in sales to take our technology to
market. He has had particular success in major companies in Asia and I
have every confidence in him building a first class worldwide sales
channel for Jennic.”
About Jennic
Jennic is a fabless
semiconductor company leading the wireless connectivity revolution into
new applications. Its expertise in systems and software combined with
world class RF and digital chip design provides low cost, highly
integrated silicon solutions for the low power sort range wireless data
market with a focus on the IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee standards. The
company’s products include state-of-the-art low power wireless
microcontrollers, transceivers and low cost development platforms.
Headquartered in Sheffield, UK, and employing over 60 people, Jennic is
privately held and has a track record of successful silicon chip
development for wireless applications over the last nine years.
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