IRVINE, California, April 6, 2018McDermott & Bull is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Rahul Advani as Vice President of Marketing with Netlist, a leading producer of high-performance modular memory subsystems for the technology industry’s premier OEMs.

This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Rod McDermott, CEO; Jared Moriarty, Principal Consultant; and Michael Finegold, Recruiting Associate at McDermott & Bull.  According to McDermott, “Netlist is on the cutting edge of the semiconductor industry, as its engineering team is developing revolutionary products in the DIM Module space.  The missing piece for the company was a talented marketing executive who can properly evangelize this incredible technology in the marketplace.  It has been an exciting challenge to help Netlist find this missing piece, and  Rahul will be a great addition to the leadership team.”

Advani is a talented marketing leader who has spearheaded New Product Introduction for industry giants such as Intel, Micron, and most recently, Microsemi.  Prior to joining Netlist, he served as Director of SSD Products and Memory Program Office at Microsemi, acting as the key liaison between engineering and Tier 1 customers.

Advani received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Engineering from MIT.

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

McDermott & Bull is an executive search firm that partners with leading companies to identify and recruit leaders for permanent and interim roles.  All of the practice leaders within the firm’s retained Executive Search business have deep executive experience and are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry.  McDermott & Bull’s Interim Leaders team is equipped to service the needs of its clients by placing senior-level executives into temporary roles during critical periods.  The firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country.  The formation of McDermott & Bull Europe gives the firm access to international insights and expertise and makes McDermott & Bull a true global player.