IRVINE, Calif., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Netlist,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), a leading provider of high performance and hybrid memory solutions for the cloud computing and storage
markets, today announced that Jeff Benck has been appointed to the Company's Board of
Directors.
Mr. Benck is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Lantronix, a global IoT solutions provider. Prior to
joining Lantronix, he served as President and CEO of Emulex and prior to that, President and COO of QLogic. Benck began his
career at IBM and for 18 years, held various executive leadership roles including Vice President of xSeries, BladeCenter and
Retail Store Solutions development. Benck 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 of 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."
About Netlist, Inc.
Netlist creates solutions that accelerate turning data into information. The company produces next generation persistent
memory solutions that enable businesses to transact quicker, gain insight faster, and reduce datacenter costs. Flagship products
NVvault® and EXPRESSvault™ accelerate system performance and provide mission critical fault tolerance. HyperVault®,
Netlist's next-generation architecture, expands the performance and capacity of memory channel storage. The company holds a
portfolio of patents, many seminal, in the area of hybrid memory, rank multiplication and load-reduction, among others. To learn
more, visit www.netlist.com.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Netlist. A
forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances and is based on currently
available market, operating, financial and competitive information and assumptions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or projected, including, among others,
risks associated with the launch and commercial success of our products, programs and technologies; the success of product, joint
development and licensing partnerships; continuing development, qualification and volume production of HyperVault™,
EXPRESSvault™, NVvault®, HyperCloud® and VLP Planar-X RDIMM; the timing and magnitude of the continued decrease in our sales; our
ability to leverage our NVvault® and EXPRESSvault™ technology in a more diverse customer base; our need to raise additional
capital and our ability to obtain financing when necessary; the rapidly-changing nature of technology; risks associated with
intellectual property, including patent infringement litigation against us as well as the costs and unpredictability of
litigation over infringement of our intellectual property and the possibility of our patents being reexamined or reviewed by the
United States Patent and Trademark office and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs and NAND
flash; changes in and uncertainty of customer acceptance of, and demand for, our existing products and products under
development, including uncertainty of and/or delays in product orders and product qualifications; delays in our and our customers' product releases and development; introductions of new products by competitors; changes in
end-user demand for technology solutions; our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; our reliance on suppliers of
critical components and vendors in the supply chain; fluctuations in the market price of critical components; evolving industry
standards; the political and regulatory environment in the People's Republic of China; and
general economic and market conditions. Other risks and uncertainties are described in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on
March 4, 2016, and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission we make from
time to time. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For more information, please contact:
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Mike Smargiassi/Jenny Perales
NLST@braincomm.com
(212) 986-6667
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