"As Silicon Graphics continues to grow, it will increasingly depend upon its human resources group to recruit, develop and retain the best employees in the world," said Ken Coleman, senior vice president of administration for Silicon Graphics. "Leilani Gayles has already contributed a great deal to Silicon Graphics in both spirit and deed. She has the vision, leadership and experience to drive technologies, such as telecommuting, and programs necessary to help take Silicon Graphics to the next level."Gayles joined Silicon Graphics in February, 1985 as the human resources representative to the Manufacturing Division. Over the past several years, she has held positions of increasing responsibility within the human resources function. In January, 1992, Gayles was promoted to vice president of employee relations when she had responsibility for this function worldwide as well as corporate staffing and diversity."Our goal is to enable people to perform at their best so that they can develop, support, manufacture and deliver the best microprocessor designs, visual computing and data serving products in the marketplace," said Leilani Gayles. "Over the next few years, technologies such as learning-on-demand and on-line tools will play a revolutionary role in the human resources function, especially in a growing company such as Silicon Graphics. I am excited to be taking on these new challenges and look forward to continuing the tradition of excellence Silicon Graphics has established."
Prior to joining Silicon Graphics, Gayles served as corporate SEED program manager for Hewlett-Packard Corporation. Gayles holds a bachelor of science degree in organizational behavior from the University of San Francisco. She serves on the board of directors for Family Service Mid-Peninsula and Kids in Common and was the recipient of the YWCA's Tribute to Women and Industry award.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-performance visual computing and data server systems. The company delivers interactive three-dimensional graphics, digital media and multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to technical and commercial environments through direct and indirect channels. Its subsidiary, MIPS Technologies, Inc., designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC processor technology for the computer systems and embedded control markets. Silicon Graphics has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
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