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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

16.06.2016 / 08:00
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London, United Kingdom - June 16, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor plc
(FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power
conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) low energy
technology, today announced the appointment of Nick Jeffery to the
company's Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2016. Mr Jeffery has been
CEO, Vodafone Global Enterprise since 2006.

"Nick will bring to Dialog a wealth of relevant international business
experience, having operated for many years at the highest level of some of
Europe's largest mobile communications companies," said Rich Beyer, Dialog
Chairman of the Board. "During the course of his career, he has launched
and scaled new enterprise focused business units and successfully led
multiple acquisition and integration projects, and we are very pleased he
is joining our board as a non-executive director," added Beyer.

Joining Vodafone Group plc in 2004, Mr. Jeffery has held a position on the
Executive Committee since April 2013 and undertaken numerous roles
including that of CEO of the Group's acquired Cable and Wireless Worldwide
operations, from 2012 to 2013. In his most recent role, Mr. Jeffery has
proven his ability to grow the business through the launch and successful
scaling up of new service lines, both organically and in-organically,
including M2M, Cloud, Security and Group Carrier Services. Having begun
his career at Cable & Wireless plc (Mercury Communications) in 1991, where
he rose to lead the company's UK and international markets business units,
Mr. Jeffery then founded and led Microfone Limited in 2001, whilst serving
as Head of Worldwide Sales and Europe Managing Director at Ciena Inc. from
2002 until 2004.

Mr. Jeffery has also served as a non-executive Director at FairFX Group plc
since August 2014. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of
Marketing and gained a BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick.

-ENDS-

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