ALISO VIEJO, CA - ALiso Viejo-based storage networking equipment maker QLogic Corp.’s Executive Chairman and former CEO HK Desai, passed away suddenly, a company release said June 9., Desai died June 8 night after a sudden cardiac arrest. He was 68. Desai had been at QLogic since August of 1995, and was instrumental in guiding the company, having been first interim CEO in 1995 and...
serving as CEO of the company until 2010, when he became Executive Chairman. Hei took the reigns at QLogic shortly after the company was spun out of now-competitor Emulex back in 1994.
“This is a terrible loss for me personally and for all of us here at QLogic,” said Prasad Rampalli, President and Chief Executive Officer. “HK dedicated most of his working life to building QLogic into the Company it is today. His positive spirit, enthusiasm and commitment will be greatly missed by all of us who had the honor of working with HK. HK was well respected by those who knew him at QLogic, at customers and in the investment community. While HK was extraordinarily passionate about his work, his greatest pride was his family and our thoughts are with them at this time. We will miss HK dearly.”
Desai graduated from the M.S. University with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He was named American Electronics Association Executive of the Year in 1999 and was named a Director of the Year in 2002 by the Forum for Corporate Directors.
“This is a terrible loss for me personally and for all of us here at QLogic,” said Prasad Rampalli, President and Chief Executive Officer. “HK dedicated most of his working life to building QLogic into the Company it is today. His positive spirit, enthusiasm and commitment will be greatly missed by all of us who had the honor of working with HK. HK was well respected by those who knew him at QLogic, at customers and in the investment community. While HK was extraordinarily passionate about his work, his greatest pride was his family and our thoughts are with them at this time. We will miss HK dearly.”
Desai graduated from the M.S. University with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He was named American Electronics Association Executive of the Year in 1999 and was named a Director of the Year in 2002 by the Forum for Corporate Directors.
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