Former NetApp Vice President of Emerging Products to Spearhead PMC’s Next-Generation Storage and Communication Solutions

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (NASDAQ:PMCS), the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data, today announced the appointment of Edward Sharp as chief strategy and technology officer. He reports to Greg Lang, PMC president and chief executive officer.

“Edward’s strategic thinking, his strong track record of bringing new technologies to market, and his ability to successfully champion growth opportunities make him a perfect fit for this position,” said Lang. “We look forward to Edward applying his systems expertise to our products as PMC continues to move up the value chain and bring more highly integrated solutions to market.”

In this role, Sharp is responsible for leading PMC’s worldwide strategy and technology efforts, mapping emerging technologies into solutions that shape how the world consumes data. The exploding growth of big data puts PMC in a strong position to capitalize on the convergence of storage and networking, and to guide future industry-wide developments by participating in standards organizations.

“PMC’s innovative solutions are the foundation of networks that connect, move and store big data,” said Sharp. “I’m excited to help grow that success and to ensure PMC is the trusted partner that storage and networking companies look to for critical technologies to accelerate their networks, while minimizing risk and execution costs.”

Prior to joining PMC, Mr. Sharp was vice president of NetApp’s Emerging Products Group. He served in a number of roles of increasing scope in NetApp’s marketing, sales and product organizations from 1998 to 2014. Before joining NetApp, Mr. Sharp held positions at McKinsey & Company in the United States and the United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University.

About PMC

PMC (NASDAQ:PMCS) is the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data. Building on a track record of technology leadership, the company is driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile networks. PMC’s highly integrated solutions increase performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the network transformation. For more information, visit www.pmcs.com. Follow PMC on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and RSS.

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PMC-Sierra, Inc.Kim Mason, +1 604-415-6239kim.mason@pmcs.comManager, Corporate CommunicationsorUS Editorial:Amanda Elfving, +1 303-527-4605pmcogilvy@ogilvy.com

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