MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, announced today the appointment of Rajiv Khemani as Chief Operating Officer of Cavium Networks effective immediately. Mr. Khemani previously served as Vice President and General Manager of Cavium's Networking and Communications Division. In the expanded role of COO, he will oversee both the Networking and Communications Division and the Broadband & Consumer Division as well as manufacturing operations. He will continue to report to Syed Ali, Chairman, President and CEO.

"We continue to expand our market footprint across enterprise, data-center, service provider and consumer segments, with an increasing breadth of intellectual property and product lines and we need to appropriately scale the organization. Going forward, the ability to efficiently utilize our world-class engineering talent across divisions will be critical as we scale Cavium to new heights. Rajiv's successful business track record, breadth of management roles and strategic acumen position him perfectly for the COO role," said Syed Ali, President and CEO of Cavium Networks.

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