Jeff Benck Board’s Director, Netlist
Served as president and CEO of Emulex and QLogic.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on June 22, 2016 at 3:05 pmNetlist, Inc. announced that Jeff Benck has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
He is currently president, CEO and director of Lantronix, a global IoT solutions provider. Prior to thet, he served as president and CEO of Emulex and prior to that, president and COO of QLogic. He began his career at IBM and for 18 years, held various executive leadership roles including VP of xSeries, BladeCenter and retail store solutions development.
He holds a Masters of Science degree in management of technology from University of Miami and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also a distinguished inventor in the computer systems field and holds six U.S. patents.
“We are thrilled to have Jeff, a chief executive with extensive experience relevant to Netlist, join our board,” said C.K. Hong, chairman and CEO, Netlist. “His track record of leadership and breadth of expertise spanning technology development, intellectual property management and customer engagement will be invaluable to the company as we execute on our strategic growth initiatives.”