MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 16, 2014) - Sigma Designs®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leader in connected media platforms, today announced that it has appointed Tor R. Braham to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. 

Prior to joining Sigma, Mr. Braham served as Managing Director and Global Head, Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank Securities, an international financial service group, from 2004 until 2012. From 2000 to 2004, he served as Managing Director and Co-head, West Coast U.S. Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions for Credit Suisse First Boston, an international financial services group. Prior to that, Mr. Braham was an investment banker with UBS Securities and a lawyer at a prominent Silicon Valley law firm. Mr. Braham earned a B.A. degree from Columbia College and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law. Mr. Braham currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors at NetApp, Inc.

"We are very excited to have Tor join our Board of Directors. We will benefit from his extensive financial expertise as well as his knowledge of the technology industry. Tor has been advising technology companies on strategy and corporate development for over thirty years, and we are excited to have his level of experience and insight on our Board," said Thinh Tran, Sigma's President and Chief Executive Officer.

"I am delighted to join the Board of Directors of Sigma Designs," said Mr. Braham. "Sigma has always been an innovative company with exciting technology and a worldwide footprint of customers. I believe I can help Sigma as it continues to focus on growing revenues in a profitable manner." 

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About Sigma Designs, Inc.
 Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGM) is a leader in connected media platforms. The company designs and builds the essential semiconductor technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's leading IPTV set-top boxes, connected televisions, connected media players, residential gateways, home control systems and more. For more information about Sigma Designs, please visit www.sigmadesigns.com.