Umesh Padval Named LSI Logic Executive VP, Consumer Products Group
MILPITAS, Calif., August 10, 2004 - LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today named Umesh Padval as executive vice president of Consumer Products, reporting to Wilf Corrigan, LSI Logic chairman and chief executive officer.
"LSI Logic is the leading merchant semiconductor supplier for DVD recorders, and is playing a major role in the establishment of China's EVD (Enhanced Versatile Disk) standard," said Corrigan. "Umesh has directed LSI Logic's R&D and customer outreach activities in DVD, high-definition video and EVD. He will now draw upon his expertise in these fields to direct the company's overall consumer effort, focusing on DVD recorder, EVD player, video infrastructure, video game console and portable audio player markets."
Previously, Padval was senior vice president and general manager for LSI Logic's Broadband Entertainment Division, a position he held since 2001, when LSI Logic acquired C-Cube Microsystems. He served as chief executive officer of C-Cube from 2000-2001 and C-Cube president from 1998-2000. Prior to joining C-Cube, Padval was senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Digital Entertainment and Computing Products Divisions at VLSI Technology.
Padval received a bachelor's degree in Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Master of Science degrees in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and from Stanford University.
