Asetek Appoints David Somo to Accelerate Worldwide Sales Growth

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asetek announced today that it has appointed semiconductor and electronics industry veteran David Somo Vice President of Worldwide Sales to lead its worldwide sales activities. Mr. Somo is responsible for leading worldwide OEM and channel sales efforts bringing more than 20 years of semiconductor and electronics industry expertise to his new position.

“David will lead the expansion of our sales capabilities worldwide. Selling to our global OEM customers requires a sales team that is well coordinated across multiple continents. David will build such a team.”

“David has the sales management experience and OEM industry relationships Asetek needs to raise our sales efforts to the next level,” said André S. Eriksen, Asetek’s CEO. “David will lead the expansion of our sales capabilities worldwide. Selling to our global OEM customers requires a sales team that is well coordinated across multiple continents. David will build such a team.”

“I’m excited to join Asetek, the leading provider of high performance, cost efficient liquid cooling solutions to the computing industry,” stated Mr. Somo. “Asetek’s advanced liquid thermal management solutions enable manufacturers to deliver fast, quiet and cost effective systems that optimize their customer’s computing experience.”

Previously, Mr. Somo served as vice president of strategic account sales at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a leading supplier of x86 compatible microprocessors and flash memory. There he established the strategic account organization and managed AMD's sales worldwide. While at AMD, Mr. Somo held the positions of vice president, sales and marketing for the Americas, and vice president of worldwide marketing for AMD's microprocessor business.

Immediately prior to joining Asetek, Mr. Somo served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Celerity, a leading supplier of precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery systems to the semiconductor equipment industry. There, he was responsible for leading the corporate marketing, worldwide sales, applications engineering and field service operations. Before joining Celerity, Mr. Somo served as senior vice president, worldwide sales and service, and corporate officer at MEMC Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of silicon wafers to integrated device manufacturers and semiconductor foundries.

About Asetek

Asetek is the world leading system thermal and acoustic management solution provider to OEMs servicing the gaming, workstation and performance PC markets. The company’s liquid thermal management system delivers superior thermal and acoustic performance in a factory sealed unit that sets new standards for reliability and suitability for large volume production. Leading OEMs use Asetek’s liquid cooling products in systems where end users demand exceptional performance, low noise and maximum reliability. Asetek’s strong brand name products are often the favorite choice of enthusiast grade system builders having obtained more than 200 international press awards in the past decade.

Founded in 2000, Asetek has offices in San Jose, California, Denmark and Asia. For more information, please visit www.asetek.com.