TAIWAN, Hsinchu – 3 September, 2013 – MediaTek Inc., (2454: TT), a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that Kristin Taylor has been appointed as Vice President of Corporate Marketing. In her new role, Kristin will lead worldwide Analyst Relations and US Marketing Communications. She will report to Johan Lodenius, the Chief Marketing Officer of MediaTek.

"Kristin’s depth in the wireless industry coupled with her relationships with the important analyst community is essential to our plans for worldwide recognition as a technology and innovation leader in the coming decades” Lodenius said.

Kristin started her career in the technology sector with AT&T and Lucent. She spent 15 years at Qualcomm, leading the development of the company’s first computing product and spurring the creation of a computing division. Kristin headed Qualcomm’s worldwide Analyst Relations department for a number of years before leaving the company to start a consulting practice.

About MediaTek

Since 1997, MediaTek has been a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, wireless networking, HDTV, DVD and Blu-ray. Our tightly-integrated, innovative chip designs help manufacturers optimize supply chains, reduce the development time of new products, and extend a competitive edge in crowded markets. Through MediaTek Labs, the company is also building a developer hub that will support device creation, application development, and services for the Internet of Things era. By building technologies that help connect individuals to the world around them, MediaTek is enabling people to expand their horizons and more easily achieve their goals. We believe anyone can achieve something amazing. And we believe they can do it every single day. We call this idea Everyday Genius and it drives everything we do. Visit mediatek.com for more information.