Alta Berkeley recruits

Alta Berkeley has appointed Kevin Fielding, former CEO and president of ParthusCeva Inc as a partner at the firm. Fielding has a 20-year track record of building and managing companies in the semiconductor industry, both in Europe and in the US. In addition to running ParthusCeva he has led several successful high technology start-up activities, including Parthus Technologies, which had a successful IPO in 2000, and the StrongARM microprocessor business, acquired by Intel in 1998.

“Kevin is a key addition to our partnership and exemplifies our approach of building a senior team that has hands-on experience of growing successful technology companies,” says Bryan Wood, founding partner of Alta Berkeley.

“His international experience is substantial and will be invaluable for our portfolio companies that are looking to expand their business globally.”