SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cortina Systems, Inc. (Cortina™), delivering innovative technologies that link people and networks worldwide, today announced that Michael Hara, formerly senior vice president of NVIDIA Corporation, has joined Cortina as vice president of investor relations and communications, reporting to Cortina president and CEO, Amir Nayyerhabibi. Hara will also oversee the company’s M&A activities.
“We are thrilled to have Michael join our executive team,” said Amir Nayyerhabibi. “As we prepare for the next significant phase of growth, Michael’s experience helping build NVIDIA from a startup to a multi-billion dollar leadership technology company will be a great asset.”
At NVIDIA, Hara served as senior vice president of Investor Relations from 2000 to 2011, and had previously held a variety of marketing and communications roles at the company, which he joined in 1994.
“The chance to join Cortina at this stage in its growth and development is a tremendous opportunity,” said Hara. “Cortina has built a solid global reputation as a technology and product leader in many broadband communications and network infrastructure markets, and has some of the best engineering talent in the industry. I am looking forward to working with this dynamic team to help Cortina realize its tremendous business potential.”
Hara holds a Bachelor of Science degree from DeVry University, Phoenix, Arizona.
About Cortina Systems
Cortina Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance communications semiconductor solutions enabling next generation network connectivity and efficient bandwidth from the core network to the home network. Our broad product portfolio includes carrier-class semiconductor devices for next generation optical transport and passive optical network systems, as well as data center connectivity and digital home solutions.
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