IRVINE, California, November 28, 2018McDermott & Bull is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Alex Tinsley as Vice President of Sales with Netlist, a leading producer of high-performance modular memory subsystems.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Rod McDermott, CEO; Jared Moriarty, Principal Consultant; Brent Lamb, Associate Principal Consultant; and Michael Finegold, Recruiting Associate at McDermott & Bull.  According to McDermott, “As Netlist continues to develop cutting edge products in the semiconductor space, the evangelizing of their technology to the market will be one of the main keys to success. After bringing in a Vice President of Marketing, the next step was to find a strong Vice President of Sales to round out the executive team. We have found a great new addition in Alex, who is sure to make an immediate impact.”

Tinsley has built an impressive sales career in the storage space of the tech world, having held leadership positions at Intel, Cypress, Altera, and most recently, Qualcomm. He joins Netlist from a Senior Sales Director role at Qualcomm’s Data Center Technologies business in the Bay Area.

Tinsley received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas.

About Netlist

Since its inception in 2000, Netlist (NASDAQ: NLST) has made its mark as a leading producer of high-performance modular memory subsystems for the technology industry’s premier OEMs. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents, many seminal, in the areas of Hybrid Memory, Storage Class Memory, Rank Multiplication and Load Reduction. These patented technologies provide superior performance and high density in a surprisingly cost-efficient solution.

About McDermott & Bull

Founded in Irvine by two entrepreneurial search consultants in 2001, McDermott & Bull now has more than 50 employees serving ten offices across the US and abroad including: Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Sun Valley, Nashville, New York, Amsterdam, Madrid and Vancouver. The Firm partners with leading companies to identify and recruit key executives for permanent and interim roles. All of the practice leaders have deep executive experience and are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across a variety of industries. McDermott & Bull’s Executive Network provides valuable resources and networking opportunities for thousands of senior level executives throughout North America each year. The Firm has been recognized for its expertise, client-centric approach, efficiency, value, and responsiveness and has received industry designations from Hunt Scanlon and Forbes.