Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced the appointment of Jon A. Olson, 51, to the position of vice president finance and chief financial officer (CFO). Currently VP Finance and Enterprise Services, Director of Finance at Intel Corporation, Olson brings more than 25 years of financial management expertise. The finance function he oversaw at Intel had over 1,200 employees and supported all the various business groups. Starting on June 27th, Olson will have the responsibility for finance, tax, treasury and investor relations at Xilinx.