Staccato Communications Appoints Andreas Melder as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Staccato announces the appointment of Andreas Melder who will lead worldwide marketing and business development efforts for the company.
San Diego CA – June 15, 2009 Staccato Communications, a world leader in integrated circuits (ICs) for ultra-wideband (UWB) and wireless USB communications, today announced the appointment of Andreas Melder to the position of vice president of marketing and business development. Melder will lead worldwide marketing and business development efforts for the company and will report to Andrew Vought, CEO of Staccato Communications.
“Andreas is a very talented leader with highly relevant experience in Staccato’s addressable markets,” said Vought. “He brings strong business leadership to Staccato and a broad range of technical and business experiences that will help us extend our reach globally and advance the market for our wireless PAN technologies. His appointment is a further demonstration of Staccato’s commitment to the growth and success of the rapidly-evolving digital lifestyle marketplace.”
With more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, Melder has a proven record of technology company growth and successful exits for investors and shareholders. Prior to joining Staccato Communications, Melder was senior vice president of Intellon Corporation, (NASDAQ:ITLN), the world leader in HomePlug powerline communications. Among other successes while at Intellon, Melder was instrumental in building the necessary market momentum for HomePlug technology – helping it achieve the global recognition and dominant market position that it enjoys today.
Melder was also a founder of Microtune, Inc., (NASDAQ:TUNE), a developer of broadband and wireless RF and analog-intensive integrated devices, targeting the home networking, consumer electronics and automotive markets. During his tenure at Microtune, Melder was vice president of sales and marketing and later, vice president of business development. While at Microtune, the company expanded its presence in the cable infrastructure and digital home markets, as well as the wireless networking and consumer electronics sectors.
Additionally, Melder was part of the management team that led Tripath Technology (NASDAQ:TRPH) to the public markets. Tripath focused on providing highly efficient and linear power amplification to the communications, digital media and consumer electronics markets. As vice president of sales, marketing and corporate business development, Melder focused the company’s resources on creating a leadership position within the consumer electronics marketplace, and assisted the company in leveraging its existing technology disciplines in other vital areas including xDSL, wireless, and optical communications.
Earlier, Melder also served as director of business development at Pixel Semiconductor, later acquired by Cirrus Logic, for its industry-leading graphics/image processors. Melder started his career as a signal processing engineer in Texas Instruments’ Defense Segment (DSEG).
“The Staccato board of directors is excited to welcome Andreas to the executive team,” said Marty Colombatto, Staccato Communications’ executive chairman. “We recognize that his leadership has played a pivotal role in the successes of his previous corporate engagements, which resulted in three public offerings during the last decade, and fully expect that he will add significant value here at Staccato as well.”
“Staccato Communications has a strong legacy of RF software and silicon design and has positioned itself as the leader in UWB and wireless USB solutions,” said Melder. “I am delighted to be joining forces with Staccato’s extraordinary management and outstanding engineering teams as well their highly experienced, world-class investors. The market timing is ideal to build upon the company’s fundamental engineering excellence and core competencies and to accelerate the expansion into the many high-growth markets to be served by our unique solutions.”