Novatel Wireless Names Senior Executive of Palm, Inc. to Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15, 2001 — February 15, 2001 — Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a provider of wireless data communications access solutions, today announced the addition of Peng Lim, Vice President of Worldwide Product Development of Palm, Inc., to the Company's Board of Directors.
John Major, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novatel Wireless remarked, "We are thrilled to welcome Peng to our Board of Directors and look forward to his immediate contribution to our continuing growth as we expand worldwide. Peng comes from one of the leading companies in the mobile computing industry and brings with him a wealth of varied experience and proven expertise in data communications. We are delighted to have such an accomplished executive join our Board."
Mr. Lim's election highlights Novatel Wireless' efforts to drive wireless data access for handheld industry developments. Novatel Wireless was the first to market with wireless palmtop modems for the Palm(TM) family of handheld computers. Mr. Lim has been an industry leader in breakthrough product development, emerging product trends and in developing international markets.
In his current position as the Vice President of Worldwide Product Development at Palm, Inc., Mr. Lim is responsible for Palm's product innovation and development and the introduction of its award winning handheld computers. Prior to his tenure at Palm, Mr. Lim's corporate positions included serving as Vice President of Engineering at Fujitsu Personal Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. He also served as Engineering Platform Director at Texas Instruments, Inc. and Director of Advanced Portables and Mobile Systems Engineering for Zenith Data Systems, a subsidiary of Groupe Bull Company.
Mr. Lim holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, a Master of Engineering Management degree from Northwestern University and a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program for Growing Companies from Stanford University.
About Novatel Wireless
Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless data modems and software for use with handheld computing devices and portable personal computers. The Company delivers innovative and comprehensive solutions that enable businesses and consumers to access personal, corporate and public information through email, enterprise networks and the Internet. Novatel Wireless also offers wireless data modems and custom engineering services for hardware integration projects in a wide range of vertical applications. The Novatel Wireless product portfolio includes the Minstrel(R) family of Wireless Palmtop Modems, Merlin(TM) Wireless PC Cards, Sage(R) Wireless Serial Modems, Lancer 3W(TM) Wireless 3 Watt Modems and Expedite(TM) family of Wireless Embedded Modules. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: NVTL). For more information, please visit the Novatel Wireless web site: www.novatelwireless.com or call 888/888-9231.
Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Novatel Wireless, the Novatel Wireless logo, Merlin, Merlin for Ricochet, Minstrel, Minstrel S, Sage, Lancer 3W and Expedite are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Minstrel and Sage are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other brands, products and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders.
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