General Semiconductor Announces Election of Three New Corporate Officers

Business Wire, Sept 9, 1997

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 9, 1997--At a regularly scheduled meeting of its Board of Directors, General Semiconductor (NYSE:SEM) elected three new corporate officers.

The three are Linda S. Perry, Senior Vice President Human Resources; Robert J. Gange, Vice President, Controller; and Michael C. Smiley, Vice President, Treasurer.

Ms. Perry has been with General Semiconductor since 1982 and has had responsibility for worldwide human resources since 1984.

Mr. Gange joined the company in 1989 as manager of financial analysis and held positions of increasing responsibility prior to his election as vice president and controller.

Mr. Smiley joined General Instrument Corporation as assistant treasurer in 1996 and remained with General Semiconductor as vice president and treasurer upon the spin off of NextLevelSystems, Inc. and CommScope, Inc. in July, 1997.

General Semiconductor, Inc. is a market leader in the discrete segment of the semiconductor industry, with manufacturing facilities in China, Europe, Taiwan and the United States. The company has a strong sales presence in every part of the globe. It provides customers around the world with a broad range of rectifiers and transient voltage suppressor devices. Its customers include leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, lighting, telecommunication equipment, computers, automobiles and automobile aftermarket products.

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