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Silicon Labs appoints Radhika Chennakeshavula as CIO

By TechTaffy Desk

Silicon Labs has appointed Radhika Chennakeshavula as chief information officer (CIO). In her new role, Ms. Chennakeshavula will be responsible for driving Silicon Labs’ digital transformation strategy and overseeing IT operations, enterprise applications, and data analytics, the company said in a statement.

Ms. Chennakeshavula was previously VP of Infrastructure Operations and Engineering Services at Western Digital. She has also held roles with Micron, and GE Appliances.

Ms. Chennakeshavula holds master’s degrees in Business Analytics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and in Computer Science from Manipal University.

[Image courtesy: Silicon Labs]

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