International Rectifier Appoints Donald R. Dancer as General Counsel

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Nov. 19, 2002--International Rectifier Corporation today announced the appointment of Donald R. Dancer, a 22-year technology-industry veteran, as Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel. He will report to Alex Lidow, Chief Executive Officer.
    Mr. Dancer joins the company from General Electric Company, where he served most recently as general counsel for GE Industrial Systems Solutions in Duluth, Georgia, and GE Power Controls in Europe. He has broad corporate experience, including lead counsel responsibility for company operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has had extensive practice in intellectual property, transactional, international, environmental, antitrust, commercial, and employment law for a variety of businesses.
    "Don brings a depth and breadth of experience in the technology industry that will be enormously valuable to IR," said Alex Lidow. "He understands the needs of an industry leader serving a global market, as well as the dynamics of a well-established company that continuously re-invigorates its business. He will be a great asset to IR as we continue to drive our transformation as a supplier of high value-added, proprietary technology."
    Mr. Dancer holds a J.D. degree from DePaul University, where he served on the Board of Editors of the DePaul Law Review, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.
    International Rectifier is a world leader in power management technology that improves functionality, speed, compactness, and portability in information technology and other end products. IR's analog ICs, advanced-circuit devices, power systems, and components enable Internet hardware to gain speed and reliability, allow portable electronics to run longer off a single charge, improve automotive fuel efficiency, and cut energy consumption in home appliances and industrial motors. The company is the pioneer and market leader in the $4 billion power MOSFET industry, and over 20 companies are licensed under its power MOSFET patents. IR serves market leaders around the world, and more than half its revenue comes from outside the United States.