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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
XILINX CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER TO RECEIVE A
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN INDUSTRY AWARD FROM SANTA CLARA VALLEY YWCA
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2004 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today
announced its Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Sheri
Anderson, has been selected to receive a 2004 Tribute to Women in
Industry (TWIN) award from the Santa Clara Valley YWCA. The YWCA
TWIN Awards Program was established twenty years ago in Santa Clara
Valley to pay tribute to women in industry. The TWIN Awards are
given to 50 women in Silicon Valley each year who exemplify excellence
in senior-level positions along with the companies that employ them.
Anderson receives this award for the second time in her career.
She received her first TWIN Award serving as chief information officer
of Novell six years ago. TWIN Award recipients represent a cross-section
of companies in the Valley including technology, defense, communications,
publishing, construction and healthcare, among others. This year
Anderson is among a list of women from companies such as Agilent
Technologies, Adobe Systems, Humane Society Silicon Valley, IBM,
Philips Semiconductors, San Jose Mercury News, Second Harvest Food
Bank and Sun Microsystems.
"Sheri is particularly deserving of this honor," said
Xilinx Chairman, President and CEO Wim Roelandts. "She bring
a tremendous amount of vision to her role as CIO and has done an
excellent job of positioning our IT organization for future growth.
Sheri is also much more than a CIO. She brings her keen business
acumen and her strong sense of community and leadership to the company.
Since coming to Xilinx, she has championed the role of women in
management and helped start the Xilinx Senior Women's Network, an
organization devoted to mentoring women in our company and preparing
them for leadership."
Anderson joined Xilinx in November 2001 as vice president and chief
information officer (CIO). At Xilinx, Anderson is responsible for
the computer systems, networks, databases and management information
systems, which support the company's business strategy and link
Xilinx closely with its partners and customers. Anderson came to
Xilinx from Novell Inc. where she served as the general manager
and senior vice president of Customer Services. She began there
in 1995 and was the CIO for five years. Additionally, Anderson serves
on various technical advisory committees and industry associations.
About the YMCA in Santa Clara Valley
The YWCA in Santa Clara Valley has served the needs of women, girls
and their families for nearly 100 years. Today, the YWCA serves
over 32,000 Santa Clara residents and provides numerous programs
and services in the areas of assault intervention and prevention,
counseling services, childcare, youth programs, parenting education
and employment development. For more information, please visit www.ywca-scv.org.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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