Intersil, a designer and manufacturer of performance analogue solutions, announced an appointment that it says is designed to further focus the company as a high-performance analogue company.

The company's board named outside director Gary E. Gist as chairman.

Gist has been one of the company's directors since its inception in August 1999. "Gary brings tremendous knowledge about the electronics industry and management in the high tech industry," states Mr. Beyer, Intersil's president and CEO.

"Gary has extensive insights into Intersil's transformation into a high-performance analogue company. Intersil's management team and I look forward to working even more closely with Gary in his role as Chairman."