WHO IS ……… LEN LAUER @ MEMJET ?

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WHO IS LEN LAUER @ MEMJET ?
Can Technology Veteran Len Lauer the new
President and CEO of Memjet Launch the Memjet printer ?
SAN
DIEGO Memjet’s board of directors today named Len J. Lauer president
and chief executive officer of Memjet.In the newly created role, Lauer
will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s business
and will serve on Memjet’s board of directors.

Before joining
Memjet, Len Lauer was executive vice president and chief operating
officer of Qualcomm, Inc. Lauer joined Qualcomm in December 2006 with
more than 20 years high-tech experience. Prior to Qualcomm, Lauer served
as chief operating officer for Sprint Nextel. Prior to Sprint’s merger
with Nextel, he was president and chief operating officer for Sprint,
where he directed all of the company’s operations to deliver converged
media and communication services. Lauer joined Sprint in 1998 and held
several executive leadership positions including president of Sprint
PCS. He also served as president of Sprint’s consumer services group,
president of Sprint Business and president of the global markets group,
where he directed product development, marketing and sales, network
operations, technology planning and information technology.

Before
joining Sprint, Lauer was president and chief executive officer of Bell
Atlantic-New Jersey. Lauer also spent more than 10 years with IBM,
holding a variety of management positions in marketing and sales. He is
currently on the board of directors of H&R Block.

Kia
Silverbrook, inventor of the Memjet® technology, co-founder, chairman
and chief technology officer of Memjet said: “This is a major milestone
for Memjet. Len’s leadership and broad experience in global markets,
operations, strategic planning, service delivery, sales and marketing
will serve us well as we move into full-scale commercialization.”

“This
is clearly an opportune time to join Memjet,” said Lauer. “The company
is on the threshold of commercializing its first generation of
breakthrough printing components with a strong technology roadmap and
funding to drive its future. I join an experienced leadership team and a
company building robust business partnerships. I’m excited to lead
Memjet into a new phase of commercialization and growth.”

Jason
Martin, managing director of Argonaut Private Equity and a member of
Memjet’s board of directors, said: “Len Lauer is a proven leader who
brings a wealth of skills and experience to Memjet. Len has operated at
the highest levels of the technology industry, with responsibility for
multi-billion-dollar businesses. He understands the process of
continuous innovation and how to build and run a global business at
scale.”

About Memjet
Memjet provides industry partners
breakthrough color printing technology. With more than 2,600 patents
issued and another 2,000 pending, the Memjet® page printing technology
delivers unparalleled improvements in color print speed with superior
printing economics, leading to compelling new printing and imaging
choices for a broad range of consumer and commercial printing markets.
Printheads, controller chips, software, consumables and reference
designs as well as business and technical expertise are available for
home and office (www.memjethomeandoffice.com), labels
(www.memjetlabels.com), photo retail (www.memjetphotoretail.com) and
wide format (www.memjetwideformat.com) printing markets.

About
Argonaut Private Equity
Argonaut Private Equity is a diversified
global private equity fund with more than $3.5 billion under management.
Argonaut exercises wide discretion on investment size, stage, sector
and geography. Its equity investments span such diverse markets as
alternative energy, technology, financial services, media,
telecommunications, medical devices, aviation, retail and healthcare.
Argonaut’s portfolio includes investments in the United States, India,
China, Israel, Japan, Eastern Europe, the Netherlands and Australia.
Argonaut is one of the principal investors in Memjet.
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January 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM