Wintegra Strengthens Management Team with New Chief Financial Officer
Austin, Texas, USA - January 8, 2007 - Wintegra®, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company enabling the next generation of access networks, announced today the appointment of Shai Shahar as Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to joining Wintegra, Shai worked at Ernst & Young Israel since 1997, including approximately 2 years in Ernst & Young's Israeli Desk in Palo Alto, California, where he was responsible for many privately held and NASDAQ-listed clients in the technology and communications sector. Shai is also a SOX 404 expert, and lead the implementation of SOX 404 in a global leading pharmaceutical company.
Shai holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from Tel-Aviv University, and is a CPA.
"Shai brings to Wintegra a great pedigree of public as well as private company financial management," said Kobi Ben-Zvi, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Wintegra. "He is well versed in the financial nuances of high technology companies and will be a rapid contributor to the Wintegra senior management team."