Mr. William J. Almon is Director of Sigma Designs Inc since April 1994. Mr. Almon has served as one of directors since April 1994. Mr. Almon served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Grandis, Inc., a solid-state memory company, from May 2002 to June 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Almon was Managing Director of Netfish Technology from 1999 to May 2001 when it was acquired by Iona Technologies PLC. He was Chairman of the Board of Internet Image, an internet software company, from January 1999 to December 1999, when it merged with Intraware, Inc. In May 1994, Mr. Almon founded and served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of StorMedia, Inc., a manufacturer of thin film disks. From December 1989 until February 1993, Mr. Almon served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Conner Peripherals, Inc., a manufacturer of computer disk drives and storage management devices. Mr. Almon retired from IBM in 1987 after 30 years of service, most recently as Vice President Low End Storage.
