Vitesse Elects Willow B. Shire to Board of Directors

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Willow B. Shire, executive consultant and founder of Orchard Consulting Group, as an independent director. Ms. Shire will chair both the compensation and governance committees of the Board. The Company also announced the resignations of James A. Cole and Moshe Gavrielov from the Board of Directors of Vitesse. All changes are effective June 26, 2007. "Over the last several quarters, our previously disclosed search for new directors has attracted exceptional talent. We are pleased to have Willow Shire join the Vitesse Board of Directors and look forward to the contributions she will make to the future success of the Company,” said Christopher R. Gardner, chief executive officer of Vitesse. "Vitesse will benefit from Willow’s expertise in advising Fortune 500 companies on organizational transformations and business processes that directly correlate to corporate financial and marketing goals. Our search continues for directors of high caliber that bring needed expertise to the board.” Mr. Gardner continued, "I would also like to recognize Jim and Moshe for their dedicated service to Vitesse. Jim Cole has been an active and contributing member of the Board since the incorporation of the Company in 1987. As a member of the Board’s Special Committee, Moshe Gavrielov has focused on improving our corporate practices. In particular, I would like to recognize their continued energy during the last year and their efforts to enable a smooth transition with the Company’s new director. I wish them both continued professional success.” Ms. Shire has been an executive consultant and founder of Orchard Consulting Group since 1994, specializing in leadership development and strategic problem solving for Fortune 500 companies as well as fast growing start-ups. During her professional career, she spent 20 years in the computer industry and was featured on the cover of Fortune magazine for her work in business transformation. She served as a vice president and officer at Digital Equipment Corporation with responsibility for its $1 billion healthcare market. She is currently on the board of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) where she has led the corporate governance committee for the last 10 years. Additionally, she has been a presenter for board governance issues for the Board Leaders and the National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD). Ms. Shire holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University’s School of Education and a master’s degree from Harvard School of Education. She has also completed the International Marketing and Management Program at INSEAD in Fontaineblueu, France and completed advanced studies in organization design and behavior with Noel Tichy at Columbia University. About Vitesse Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for communications and storage networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Ethernet-over-SONET, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, Optical Transport, and other applications. Vitesse innovation empowers customers to deliver superior products for Enterprise, Access, Metro, and Core applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com. 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