SUNNYVALE, CA — August 16, 2001 — OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leader in designing, developing and marketing advanced, highly integrated CMOS image sensors used in electronic cameras and other optical imaging devices, today announced the appointment of John Lynch as Vice President Sales and Marketing.
Mr. Lynch joins OMNIVISION as the company responds to market demand for CMOS based cameras to be incorporated in consumer electronics device applications, such as PCs, home entertainment and surveillance systems, mobile phones, and toys and games. Mr. Lynch’s demonstrated success in developing and managing sales, and sales organizations, targeting OEMs and distributors in the PC and consumer electronics markets, further strengthens OMNIVISION’s senior management team.
“John brings excellent sales growth and management experience to OMNIVISION,” said Shaw Hong, President and Chief Executive Officer of OMNIVISION. “We are pleased with the addition of John to the senior management team of OMNIVISION as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. We are confident in John’s ability to drive sales and marketing success in our target markets, based on his over 11 years of experience and his track record of strong sales and marketing accomplishments.” Mr. Lynch will be responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, which currently is primarily focused in the Far East, North America and Europe. Mr. Lynch has held senior sales and marketing positions with hardware and software technology components companies including SCM Microsystems and Socket Communications.
About OMNIVISION
OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. designs, develops and markets high performance, high quality and cost efficient semiconductor image sensor devices. The company’s highly integrated image sensors are used in a variety of electronic cameras and camera related products for both still picture and live video applications. OMNIVISION is able to integrate many image system functions into a single chip instead of multi chips required to achieve the same functions by competitive image sensors. The highly integrated design allows customers to design cameras that are lower in cost, smaller, lighter in weight, consume less power, are more reliable and more easily integrated with other circuits than cameras using multiple chip image sensors. OMNIVISION is based in Sunnyvale, California.
For more information about the Company, visit www.ovt.com.
OMNIVISION is a trademark of OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. All other trade, product, or service names referenced in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the market demand for consumer electronics applications which incorporate CMOS image sensors are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and the Company’s results to differ materially, include, without limitation: the impact on the Company’s markets of the recent economic slowdown, particularly in PC camera demand; the failure of demand in current and emerging markets to increase as anticipated and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, the Company’s annual report on form 10-K filed on July 23, 2001. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.