Vicor Corporation Appoints Philip Davies as Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing


ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - February 7, 2011) -  Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced the appointment of Philip Davies as Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing. In this new role, Mr. Davies will be responsible for developing and coordinating the sales and marketing strategies of Vicor's business units across market segments and geographies.

Prior to joining Vicor, Mr. Davies was leading the new Solid State Light Engine business unit of OSRAM Sylvania. His prior experience includes senior sales and marketing, product line management, and engineering positions with NoblePeak, Analog Devices, Allegro Micro Systems, Integrated Power Semiconductor and Siliconix. Mr. Davies holds a BSEE and Masters degree in Power Electronics from the University of Wales.

Commenting on the appointment of Mr. Davies, Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli, Vicor's CEO, stated, "I am delighted to have Phil join our company at this exciting time in our development. He brings multiple perspectives to an important new role, given his previous leadership positions of both large, global electronics firms and entrepreneurial entities. His experience will be especially valuable in executing Vicor's go-to-market strategy to realize compelling opportunities brought about by the differentiated technology of our Brick, V.I Chip and Picor power component paradigms."

About Vicor Corporation

Vicor Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and complete power systems used primarily by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the communications, computing, defense electronics, industrial control, medical, networking, and test equipment markets.

Contact Information:

For additional information, contact:

James A. Simms
Chief Financial Officer
Vicor Corporation
978-470-2900