MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. , announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Wayne M. Rogers to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors.
Mr. Rogers, President of investment management firm Wayne M. Rogers & Co., is a renowned investor and a regular expert commentator on Fox News Channel's business program "Cashin' In." Prior to starting his investment management business, Mr. Rogers was an accomplished actor who appeared in various movies and television programs, including "M*A*S*H."
Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Felix Zandman, Vishay's Chairman and Chief Technical and Business Development Officer, said, "We are very pleased that Wayne has accepted our invitation to join the board. Wayne has an impressive investment management background, and we look forward to his contributions as an independent member of our board. His addition to the board increases the number of independent directors to seven."
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers). Vishay's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has operations in 17 countries employing over 27,000 people. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com/.
Contact: Richard N. Grubb,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer or
Peter G. Henrici, Senior Vice
President Corporate Communications
610-644-1300
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
CONTACT: Richard N. Grubb, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, or Peter G. Henrici, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications, both of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., +1-610-644-1300
Web site: http://www.vishay.com/
About Aaron Reed Aaron Reed is an assistant professor specializing in software architecture and design and .NET development at Neumont University in Salt Lake City, UT. He has worked professionally in the industry for over 12 years as a lead architect/designer, development manager, and VP of development. When he isn't spending time reading up on the latest in software development, Aaron loves spending time with his beautiful wife and three children.
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