Barry Koch

Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) announced the resignation of chief operating officer Albert (Bud) Taddiken, who plans to retire.  To fill the void, the company has promoted Barry Koch to the new position of executive VP, in which he is responsible for Microtune's broadband and automotive businesses, including overall engineering, development and marketing functions.   Together, these businesses comprise one hundred per cent of Microtune's revenue.
 
Taddiken and Koch will work together over the next two and one-half months to ensure a seamless transition.  Taddiken will report to the president and CEO, James Fontaine, in an advisory role until September 1, 2009.
 
Taddiken, who has been with Microtune since its inception in 1996, led the team that introduced the world's first RF TV tuner on a micro-circuit.  Under his guidance, Microtune became a leading supplier of RF silicon tuners, helping to transform it from an entrepreneurial enterprise into a global operation with more than $108 million in revenue (2008).
 
Koch, 43, is a long-time veteran of Microtune and has served as a peer to Taddiken as co-GM of the Company's broadband business.  Since 2001, he has also served as the VP and GM of its automotive business and prior to that as a VP of systems engineering.   Since 2000, Koch has also been managing director of Microtune's wholly-owned German subsidiary, Microtune GmbH & Co. K.G., and he retains this position.