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December 20, 2006

Big News For Turkish Americans In The Valley

Tunc Doluca has become the CEO of Maxim.   The news was expected and welcome.  Maxim stock is up 6% this morning at $10B market cap.  Tebrikler Tunc, gurur duyuyoruz!

Maxim Integrated CEO to Retire
Tuesday December 19, 4:49 pm ET

Maxim Integrated Chief John Gifford to Retire; Tunc Doluca Named As Replacement

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) -- Chip maker Maxim Integrated Products Inc. said Tuesday its chief executive, John Gifford, is retiring for health reasons.

The company named Tunc Doluca president and CEO effective Jan. 1. Independent board member B. Kipling Hagopian was elected interim chairman until a permanent one is found.

Gifford, 65, will stay on as a part time advisor. He is the company's founder. He has served as CEO since 1983.

Doluca, 49, has served as the company's group president overseeing its Portable, Computing and Instrumentation Electronics segment since May 2005.

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tebrikler

Congratulations!!! A well-deserved promotion! Also, I'm very impressed with Mr.Doluca's commitment to Maxim for 25 years in such a highly dynamic environment as Silicon Valley.

congragulations
Iwish big success

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