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Appointments News (Before 10/01/06)

Iridium Satellite names Matthew Desch as Chairman and CEO
Iridium Satellite LLC, the global supplier of mobile satellite communications services, has named Matthew J. Desch, 48, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.
"We are delighted to have Matt join as our new CEO," said Dan Colussy, Chairman of Iridium Holdings LLC. "He brings more than 26 years of directly relevant wireless and telecom experience to our company, providing the ideal background to oversee our continued double-digit growth, multiple new product and service introductions, and the development of our next-generation constellation." Colussy said that Desch will replace him as CEO of Iridium Satellite. Additionally, Desch will become CEO of Iridium Holdings, the parent of Iridium Satellite, while Colussy will remain Chairman of Iridium Holdings.
"I am excited to lead the Iridium team as it unleashes the full potential of this unique global network," Desch said. "Iridium's evolution from a handheld voice service to a full suite of voice and data solutions has impressed upon me the potential to become the world's most robust, pervasive and fully-integrated global communications network. I look forward to leading Iridium to that level."
Desch was most recently CEO of New Jersey-based Telcordia Technologies, Inc., a supplier of software and services to the telecommunications industry. Desch was instrumental in moving Telcordia into new wireless and international markets, and spinning off the company to private equity from SAIC, Inc. Prior to Telcordia, Desch spent 13 years at Nortel Networks, leaving in 2000 as President, Global Service Providers and responsible for Nortel's business in Europe and Asia. Active in the wireless industry with Nortel since 1990, he was President of Nortel's fast growing Wireless Networks division from 1995 to 1999, leading its growth from $2 billion to more than $4.5 billion in annual revenue.
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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee confirms FCC Chairman Kevin Martin for new term
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved another five-year term for Republican Kevin Martin to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates the communications, TV and radio industries.
Martin, 39, has been chairman of the agency since March 2005 and an FCC commissioner since 2001. His nomination must now be voted on by the full Senate.
The FCC faces many major issues in the months and years ahead, including whether to approve AT&T Inc.'s planned purchase of BellSouth Corp.
The agency also is considering whether to ease ownership restrictions that limit how many TV and radio stations a company can own in a market and whether to lift a ban barring a company from owning a newspaper and a radio or a television station in the same market.
The Senate Commerce Committee also approved the nomination of John Kneuer, 38, to become the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the Commerce Department.
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HP CEO Mark Hurd to add Chairman hat, succeeding Patricia Dunn
HP Tuesday announced that Patricia Dunn will remain as chairman through the company’s Jan. 18, 2007, board meeting. Mark Hurd, the company’s chief executive officer and president, will succeed her and retain his existing positions. Dunn will continue to serve as a director.
Richard Hackborn, who has served on the board since 1992, has been designated lead independent director, effective in January. In addition to having been chairman of the company in 2000, he spent 33 years as an HP employee, concluding his career in 1993 as head of the PC and personal information product business.
Dunn said, “The recent events that have taken place follow an important investigation that was required after the board sought to resolve the persistent disclosure of confidential information from within its ranks. These leaks had the potential to affect not only the stock price of HP but also that of other publicly traded companies. Unfortunately, the investigation, which was conducted with third parties, included certain inappropriate techniques. These went beyond what we understood them to be, and I apologize that they were employed.
“I am very proud of the progress HP has made over the past 18 months. During the remainder of my tenure as chairman, I look forward to completing the transition that is underway, including expanding the board, continuing to improve our corporate governance standards and bringing the current issues to resolution.”
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Seagate COO Dave Wickersham adds President hat
Seagate Technology announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Dave Wickersham, has assumed the additional role of company President.
Wickersham, who oversees Seagate's global product research, design and manufacturing operations, will continue to report directly to Chief Executive Officer, Bill Watkins. Previously, the position of president was held by Watkins who is also a Director on the company's board.
"Dave is an extremely talented executive who has played a critical leadership role in Seagate's strong performance," Watkins said. "Under Dave's leadership, our global operations have functioned at the highest levels this industry has ever seen and have helped establish Seagate as an elite technology company at the heart of the on-demand world. Dave has helped define and execute on a strategy that has resulted in Seagate's technological leadership, world-class operational excellence and record performance. Dave understands that continuous innovation is the hallmark of our success, and he will continue to play a central role in keeping innovation at the forefront of all aspects of our business."
Related Channels: Storage, Appointments

DSL Forum appoints Robin Mersh as COO
The DSL Forum, an international consortium of more than 200 broadband providers and device manufacturing members, appointed Robin Mersh as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), announced Monday at the Broadband World Forum Americas conference.
The appointment of Mr. Mersh marks a new chapter in the DSL Forum’s history. Mr. Mersh will be responsible for executing the DSL Forum strategy effectively and ensuring funding and internal resources are managed wisely and in line with key initiatives and external relations goals. His appointment is aligned with the launch of the latest Forum initiative, which is designed to expand the scope of the Forum’s technical work and engage the broader industry in aligned broadband specifications for growth and enhanced network transparency.
“Robin brings us a wealth of operational experience and industry knowledge,” said Michael Brusca, chairman and president, DSL Forum. “His appointment will further support the DSL Forum in its expanding leadership role to create a global broadband market of excellence.”
“I am excited to be appointed to lead the operations of such a distinguished, far-sighted and successful organisation. The DSL Forum is uniquely placed to take advantage of its leadership role in broadband standards and bring that into the world of next generation networks and services,” said Robin Mersh.
Related Channels: xDSL, Appointments

Carrius appoints Chris Todd as CEO
Richardson, Texas-based Carrius Technologies Inc., a leading developer of Network Layer Service Delivery Platform software for the growing telecom application marketplace, announced the appointment of Chris Todd as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Todd brings a wealth of sales and marketing experience from prior executive positions at Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks and Kodiak Networks.
As CEO of Carrius, Mr. Todd will expand the company’s leadership position as the preferred Network Layer Service Delivery Platform for application developers and network operators. He will accomplish this through a customer-focused business model utilizing a strong channel program and presence.
“Our decision to bring Chris on board is a great investment in the Company’s success going forward," said Jon Bayless, a member of Carrius Technologies board of directors. "His talent and personal qualities, as well as his industry experience and knowledge set the stage for a strong future."
Mr. Todd has a 21-year track record of providing critical executive leadership to innovative technology companies that grow to become powerhouses in the service provider and enterprise equipment market. “Carrius Technologies has a solid history of delivering industry leading software solutions to application developers,” said Mr. Todd. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of a company focused on solving the growing application deployment time-to-market challenges faced by the telecom industry.”
Previously, Mr. Todd served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations at Kodiak Networks, a successful wireless applications start-up. Prior to Kodiak, Mr. Todd held the position of Senior Vice President at Extreme Networks with responsibility for Worldwide Sales, Field Operations, and Customer Advocacy. While at Cisco Systems he was Group Vice President of Carrier Operation responsible for the top 20 service provider accounts within the US market.
Related Channels: OSS/BSS, Appointments

PEER 1 promotes Fabio Banducci to President
Vancouver-based PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. announced that Fabio Banducci, the company’s Executive Vice President, has been promoted to the position of President. To make way for this promotion, Lance Tracey has resigned as President, but he continues as the CEO and Chairman of the Board.
Related Channels: VoIP, Video, Appointments

Softbank President Masayoshi Son to become President of Japan Telecom
Japan Telecom, a fixed-line phone service provider belonging to Softbank group, said Thursday that Softbank President Masayoshi Son will replace Hideki Kurashige as its president, effective October 1.
Son will take the helm of three telecommunications units of the Softbank group, Vodafone K.K. for mobile phone services and Softbank BB for broadband services, in addition to Japan Telecom.
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Keymile appoints Bjoern Claassen as CMO
Hanover-based EYMILE AG, a leading manufacturer of Next-Generation-Access Systems, has appointed Bjoern Claassen as Chief Marketing Officer with effect from October 1, 2006. Apart from taking on this role he will also support the management of KEYMILE AG in Switzerland.
Bjoern Claassen will focus on business development, product management and marketing. In doing so KEYMILE AG is increasing its executive board, comprising of Dr. Ziaedin Chahabadi, CEO, Dr. Georg Szlatinay, CFO, and Heinrich Kreft, COO and vice chairman, to four members.
Bjoern Claassen has more than 20 years marketing and technological experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. Before his job at KEYMILE AG he was CTO and Managing Director of the Deutsche Telekom AG subsidiary, T Systems Business Services GmbH, responsible for network operation, engineering, procurement, IT and other areas. Previously, he managed LambdaNet Communications Deutschland AG as COO and Managing Director.
"By appointing Bjoern Claassen we're gaining an experienced manager. With his exceptional knowledge of the market he can provide new stimuli to KEYMILE AG, particularly in areas such as business development, product strategy and marketing", commented Dr. Ziaedin Chahabadi, CEO of KEYMILE AG.
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Photonics vendor TeraXion appoints Jim Frappier as Sales VP
Canada-based TeraXion, a technology leader in the development of advanced optical components for high-speed communications networks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Frappier as Vice President, Sales of the company.
Mr. Frappier will be responsible for global sales, marcom, and strategic OEM relationships to better capitalize on worldwide market opportunities. Mr. Frappier will focus on driving forward sales of Teraxion telecom products while broadening the company’s customer base including OEM relationships worldwide.
Strategic marketing activities for Teraxion will be managed by Dr. Martin Guy - VP of Product Line Management and Technology.
“With his extensive experience in major account management, Jim will bring our sales organization to a new level. Our products are rapidly gaining traction and the multiplying number of active opportunities is calling for enhanced ways of strengthening key customer relationships and our channels to the customer,” explains Alain Chandonnet, President of TeraXion.
Prior to TeraXion Mr. Frappier was responsible for business development and marketing of the NRC’s - Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC), and was a business development manager. Mr. Frappier has worked as a Director of Sales for both emerging technology companies such as, Scion Photonics (San Jose) and established industry leaders such as Tyco Electronics and JDS Uniphase. Mr. Frappier is an executive member of the Ottawa Photonics Cluster (OPC) and a founding member of the International Photonics Commercialization Alliance (IPCA).
Related Channels: Photonics, WDM, FTTP, Appointments

Operax appoints Chris Merrick as CMO
Stockholm-based Operax, the QoS control company, announced the appointment of Chris Merrick as Chief Marketing Officer. Chris will carry a leading role in Operax global expansion strategy and he will be responsible for product management, marketing and communications activities.
Prior to his appointment at Operax, Chris was with Silicon-valley based enterprise @Road Inc. where he was responsible for global product marketing for Field Service Management solutions used by Tier-1 telcos and utilities. Before @Road, Chris was responsible for the mobile communications industry for billing software and services company Convergys, where he was in charge of leading product strategy for Next-Generation service providers in a variety of global markets. Chris also spent many years in the mobile communications industry with both Vodafone and T-Mobile UK.
“We are very delighted to have Chris joining Operax” says Anders Lindén, CEO Operax, and he continues: “Chris has solid experience from marketing and product management within the Telecom industry. As we are in an exiting global expansion phase, Chris capabilities will be much needed to further strengthen Operax leading position in the market place.”
Today the Global market is undergoing a significant services and infrastructure transformation to provide telecommunication, entertainment and information over an NGN packet network. Operax fulfils a critical role in ensuring the new services can be differentiated and guaranteed by the service provider.
"I'm really pleased to be joining Operax," says Chris. "How telecommunications providers can differentiate their services through enhanced Quality of Service is a key commercial issue. Operax has distinctive and attractive solutions to help them with this challenge."
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Telent appoints Mark Plato as CEO
telent plc ("telent"). announces that Mark Plato has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer in succession to Mike Parton and will assume the role with immediate effect. Mike Parton will remain with telent until 31 October 2006 but will step down from the Board immediately.
Mark Plato has been Managing Director of telent, and previously of the services business of Marconi, since September 2002.
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Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) promotes Keith Horn to COO
California-based Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has named Keith Horn to be its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Horn, who is currently serving as senior vice president of sales and marketing, will be promoted to COO effective September 1, reporting to Kazuyuki Kawauchi, President and CEO of Fujitsu Microelectronics America.
Under Kawauchi's leadership, Horn will manage the day-to-day operations of FMA. He has already been responsible for FMA's four business groups, as well as marketing communications and engineering. In his new role, the four vice presidents heading operations, IT, human resources, accounting, finance, and legal will also report to him.
"Keith's leadership and service to FMA have been invaluable, and the company will benefit from his experience and sales-driven expertise as he assumes his new role as COO," Kawauchi said. "His major responsibilities will focus on FMA's revenue and profit goals, and he will continue to help formulate current and mid- to long-range plans, objectives and policies."
Related Channels: Chipsets, Appointments

Former 3Com CEO Claflin joins Ciena Board
Ciena Corporation announced that Bruce L. Claflin, former President and Chief Executive Officer of 3Com Corporation, has joined the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Claflin was Chief Executive Officer of 3Com from January 2001 until his retirement in February 2006. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Claflin repositioned 3Com as a leading provider of secure, converged networking products and services, targeted to enterprise customers. Prior to joining 3Com in 1998 as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Claflin was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Digital Equipment Corporation. He joined Digital Equipment after 22 years with IBM Corporation, during which he held a number of senior positions both in the United States and overseas. "Bruce's tenure at 3Com combined with his leadership experience at Digital Equipment Corporation and IBM bring to Ciena an impressive set of skills and solid industry knowledge base that will be invaluable to Ciena as we advance our position in the market," said Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of Ciena.
"It's an exciting time in the communications industry. Through solid execution of its strategy, Ciena has established itself as a long-term player in this very dynamic market. I look forward to being a contributor to Ciena's success as it continues on the path to sustained profitability and long-term growth," said Claflin.
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Mark Canepa joins Extreme Networks as CEO
California-based Extreme Networks, Inc. announced that Mark Canepa has joined the Company as president and chief executive officer. Canepa is a seasoned executive who brings more than 23 years of experience to the company.
Prior to joining Extreme Networks, Canepa was with Sun Microsystems where he served as executive vice president of the Network Storage Products Group. Before that, he served in multiple vice president and general manager roles at Sun, after joining the company in 1996. Canepa's previous experience also includes several general manager positions at Hewlett-Packard Company, including development and marketing of the firm's workstation products.
"I am pleased to be joining Extreme Networks, where I can lead an experienced team with a history of delivering innovative networking solutions," said Canepa.
"Mark brings a wealth of experience in delivering strong business results over many years in a global environment," said Gordon Stitt, outgoing president and CEO of Extreme Networks. "He is a great cultural fit with Extreme – he really understands how product and business innovation combined can deliver growth."
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Psytechnics appoints Benjamin Ellis as Global Marketing VP
Psytechnics, the global leader in voice, video and multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE) assessment for mobile, fixed and converged network service providers, announced that it has closed its latest round of financing from existing investors and appointed a new Vice President of Marketing.
This round of funding brings total capital raised for Psytechnics to over $20M, from partners including 3i, GIMV, NIF, NVP and BT. The funding will be used to enhance global sales and marketing efforts aimed at meeting the growing demand for Quality of Experience software for VoIP, IPTV and 3G services.
In addition to the further resources made available through funding, as part of its larger growth initiative, Psytechnics has named Benjamin Ellis as its Vice President of Global Marketing. Ellis will report to CEO Anthony Finbow, driving strategy and campaigns to further grow revenue and the reach of the product portfolio. Prior to joining Psytechnics, Ellis was at Juniper Networks, where he was Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications, and previously head of Product and Solutions marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His track record includes tenures at a number of successful blue-chip Silicon Valley companies, including Cisco Systems.
The additional investment and new appointment follow Psytechnics’ continued market success in EMEA and the US.
“This initiative will help us significantly speed up our product development and sales capability to meet growing customer demand,” commented Anthony Finbow, Chief Executive Officer of Psytechnics. “With the addition of Benjamin’s expertise and passion to our strong management team, we look forward to a very exciting year and future.”
Related Channels: OSS/BSS, VoIP, Video, Wireless, Funding, Appointments

CVidya appoints Ronen Tanami as COO
London-based cVidya Networks, a global leader of Telecom Data Integrity and Revenue Assurance Systems, announced that Ronen Tanami is joining the company as COO. As part of cVidya's management team, Ronen will consolidate the product definition, development and delivery processes into a synergetic integrated framework. Drawing on his vast experience in working with tier-1 operators, Ronen will ensure that cVidya maintains a high level of efficiency both in the growing number of deployment projects at customer sites as well as in developing the product, MoneyMap®. Ronen will be responsible for ensuring cVidya customers are achieving the highest level of satisfaction with cVidya both through ongoing project deployment and support services.
Ronen Tanami has over 18 years of solid managerial, business and technological experience. Prior to joining cVidya, Ronen served in several senior positions at Amdocs, including regional executive, tier-1 customer site manager, business development director for the UK and management of software development and implementation projects. Prior to Amdocs, Ronen served as a VP of a leading software house developing solutions for the forwarding industry. Mr. Tanami holds a M.Sc. in Physics, a B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Science, as well as an M.B.A. in Technological Management.
"Ronen Tanami's insight and experience in this market is certainly an asset for cVidya," remarked Alon Aginsky, cVidya Networks' CEO. "I look forward to working with Ronen towards enhancing cVidya's market position and the overall level of efficiency in supporting our customers."
Related Channels: OSS/BSS, Appointments

Nokia and Siemens announce business unit and regional leaders for Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia and Siemens Friday announced the business unit and regional leadership team for Nokia Siemens Networks. These appointments will be effective when the new company starts operations, which is expected by January 1, 2007, subject to customary regulatory approvals, the completion of standard closing conditions, and the agreement of a number of detailed implementation steps.
Nokia and Siemens announced previously that Simon Beresford-Wylie would assume the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Nokia Siemens Networks; Mika Vehvilainen would serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO); Karl-Christoph Caselitz would serve as Chief Market Operations Officer (CMO); and Peter Schonhofer would serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Activities relating to global supply, such as research and development, procurement, manufacturing, and delivery and logistics will report to the Chief Operating Officer; customer interface and local fulfillment, including sales and services will report to the Chief Market Operations Officer; and information technology and all finance and control activities will report to the Chief Financial Officer. Staff functions and the COO, CMO and CFO will report to the Chief Executive Officer.
"We are making excellent progress in planning for the start of operations at Nokia Siemens Networks," said Simon Beresford-Wylie, who will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer at Nokia Siemens Networks immediately upon the closing of the merger. "We have drawn from the best people at both Nokia and Siemens to create a strong, customer-focused leadership team and I am proud to join with them in the new company." Beresford-Wylie is currently Executive Vice President and General Manager of Networks at Nokia.
The business units of Nokia Siemens Networks will be global organizations with management and personnel distributed in many countries, including both Finland and Germany. Stephan Scholz, currently Senior Vice President and Head of Carrier Development in Siemens Communications, will lead the Research, Technology and Platforms organization, focusing on research, technology and cross-business unit synergies including common platforms. Scholz will report to Vehvilainen. Business unit leaders for Nokia Siemens Networks will be:
- Jose Costa e Silva, who will lead the Services business unit. Costa e Silva, currently Senior Vice President and Head of Europe and Americas at Mobile Networks in Siemens Communications, will report to Caselitz. Costa e Silva will be based in Germany.
- Ari Lehtoranta, who will lead the Radio Access business unit. Lehtoranta, currently Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Radio business at Nokia, will report to Vehvilainen. Lehtoranta will be based in Finland.
- Christian Unterberger, who will lead the Service Core and Applications business unit. Unterberger, currently President Fixed Networks at Siemens Communications, will report to Vehvilainen. Unterberger will be based in Germany.
- Christian Fredrikson, who will lead the Operation Support Systems business unit. Fredrikson, currently General Manager of the Core Networks business at Nokia, will report to Vehvilainen. Fredrikson will be based in Finland.
- Martin Lust, who will lead the Broadband Access business unit. Lust, currently President, Fixed Networks Access at Siemens Communications, will report to Vehvilainen. Lust will be based in Germany.
- Bernd Schumacher, who will lead the IP Networking and Transport business unit. Schumacher, currently President, Siemens Optical Networks at Siemens Communications, will report to Vehvilainen. Schumacher will be based in Germany.
The regional organization for Nokia Siemens Networks will report to Caselitz. Its leaders will be:
- Mark Louison, who will lead the North American region. Louison is currently Senior Vice President of North America for Nokia Networks.
- Fernando Terni, who will lead the Latin American region. Terni is currently Senior Vice President of Latin America for Nokia Networks.
- Zhiqiang Zhang, who will lead the China region. Zhang is currently General Manager of Siemens Communications in China. David Ho, currently Senior Vice President of China for Nokia Networks, will serve as Chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks in China.
- Jurgen Bill, who will lead the Western and Southern Europe region. Bill is currently Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific for Mobile Networks in Siemens Communications.
- Kai Uebach, who will lead the Northern Europe region. Uebach is currently President of the EMEA Region for Mobile Networks in Siemens Communications.
- Jan Cron, who will lead the Middle East and Africa region. Cron is currently Vice President and General Manager of the Middle East Region in Mobile Networks for Siemens Communications.
- Rajeev Suri who will lead the Asia Pacific region. Suri is currently Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific for Nokia Networks.
The appointments announced today become effective immediately upon the closing of the merger. When the transaction closes, Nokia Siemens Networks will be a global communications leader with strong positions in important growth segments of fixed and mobile network infrastructure and services. It will be positioned to lead the development and implementation of revenue-generating and cost-saving products and services via its scale and global reach. The combined company will have a world-class fixed-mobile convergence capability, a complementary global base of customers, a deep presence in both developed and emerging markets, and one of the industry's largest and most experienced service organizations.
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QUALCOMM promotes Jeff Belk to SVP for strategy and market development
QUALCOMM Incorporated Friday announced the promotion of Jeff Belk to the post of QUALCOMM senior vice president for strategy and market development, and Bill Davidson to QUALCOMM vice president of global marketing and investor relations.
Belk, who previously managed QUALCOMM's global marketing efforts, will, in his new role, be responsible for the formulation of a set of company- and industry-wide programs and initiatives designed to enhance QUALCOMM's partnerships in the wireless industry and beyond, and to help drive the adoption of the Company's products and technical innovations.
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QUALCOMM promotes Bill Davidson to VP of global marketing
QUALCOMM Incorporated Friday announced the promotion of Bill Davidson to QUALCOMM vice president of global marketing and investor relations.
Davidson will continue in his investor relations responsibilities and will now also be responsible for leadership of QUALCOMM's marketing and public relations efforts.
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iVivity names Tom Burniece CEO
Atlanta-based iVivity, the leading provider of storage network building block technologies, including industry leading iDiSX(R) storage network processors, software and custom board solutions to system OEMs, has named Tom Burniece to the position of CEO.
Burniece brings more than 30 years of storage industry experience to iVivity including positions in executive management and senior engineering management as well as business consulting and Board of Directors appointments across a spectrum of Fortune 500 and startup companies. "As iVivity enters this critical phase of delivering on its design wins and the intensification of research and development, Tom Burniece brings an extraordinary arsenal of management experience and industry contacts to help the company exploit its leadership position and realize its full potential," said Bruce Bergman, Chairman of iVivity's Board of Directors.
"As an early member of iVivity's Board of Advisors, I became a big believer in the company's technology and market potential a long time ago," said Tom Burniece. "I am extremely pleased to come on board in a hands-on capacity to lead the company in this exciting next phase of growth."
iVivity also announced an additional $10 million investment with all current investors participating. The additional funding will be used to sustain the company's operations as revenue ramps from iVivity's recent design wins, as well as bring to market its next generation products and expand its world class engineering capabilities.
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QUALCOMM appoints Jing Wang as SVP and Chairman of QUALCOMM Asia Pacific
QUALCOMM Incorporated announced the appointment of Mr. Jing Wang to senior vice president and chairman of QUALCOMM Asia Pacific. In his new role, Mr. Wang will assume management responsibilities for the Southeast Asia and Pacific regions, overseeing strategic initiatives and providing strategic direction for QUALCOMM's Asia Pacific operations, in addition to his current management responsibilities for Greater China. Mr. Wang will form and lead an Asia Pacific Strategy Committee within QUALCOMM's global business development organization in order to support the acceleration of 3G CDMA take-up across the region.
Ted Matsumoto, who had served as senior vice president and chairman of QUALCOMM Japan/SEA-Pacific, has accepted a position as executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Softbank Mobile.
"Appointing Jing as senior vice president and chairman of QUALCOMM Asia Pacific solidifies his strategic role in accelerating the growth of 3G CDMA across the entire region," said Jeff Jacobs, president of global development for QUALCOMM. "He has been instrumental in enabling Chinese companies to become global wireless leaders and we are confident that he will continue to contribute significantly in driving 3G across all of Asia Pacific."
"We also will greatly miss Ted's leadership, but we look forward to continuing to work closely with him as Softbank Mobile strives to achieve its strategic 3G business goals in Japan," Jacobs said.
Prior to joining QUALCOMM in 2001, Mr. Wang served as head of the Asia Practice Group for more than 12 years at Reed Smith, LLP, where he represented many prominent corporations, including QUALCOMM. Mr. Wang is well known as a leading expert on international and Chinese business and has been recognized by top Chinese media as one of the "Ten Most Valuable CEOs." Jing Wang received his bachelor's degree from Anhui University, LL.M from the People's University of China, Department of Law and an LL.M from the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Zarlink appoints Warner Andrews as Strategic Marketing VP
Ottawa-based Zarlink Semiconductor announced the appointment of Warner Andrews as Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Business Development.
Mr. Andrews brings to Zarlink over 20 years of technical marketing, product management and sales expertise in the telecommunications and optical electronics industries. Most recently, Mr. Andrews owned and operated 290 Ventures, a consulting firm that advised clients, including Zarlink’s optical products group, on business formation, strategy, product management and marketing.
Mr. Andrews began his professional career as an ASIC design engineer with Wyle Laboratories, and has held a series of progressively senior engineering, sales, marketing and executive positions. Of note, from 2001 to 2004 Mr. Andrews was Vice President of Marketing with Colorado-based Picolight, a private company specializing in optical components and transceivers. In this position, he guided the company’s product management, marketing and strategic initiatives, and played a key role in the rapid growth of the company.
Before joining Picolight, Mr. Andrews spent eight years in sales, product line management and marketing positions with Conexant Systems, a semiconductor company.
“Warner is highly regarded in the industry for his product and marketing knowledge and ability to understand customer requirements,” said Kirk Mandy, President and CEO, Zarlink Semiconductor. “In this new role Warner will be identifying and pursuing high-value market opportunities for Zarlink’s products and technologies, and we are confident in his ability to help grow our business.”
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ECI Telecom appoints Avi Cohen as COO
ECI Telecom announced the appointment of Avi Cohen as Chief Operating Officer reporting directly to ECI's President and CEO, Rafi Maor.
Cohen brings to ECI over 25 years of business management experience in high technology firms. Prior to joining the company, Cohen spent more than eleven years at KLA-Tencor Corporation (S&P 500 company) including 7 years as President of KLA-Tencor Israel. Based in the US over the past 4 years, his most recent position was Group Vice President, Corporate Officer and Member of the Executive Management Committee. During his tenure, Cohen successfully led the creation of the global Metrology Group at KLA-Tencor while driving revenue and market share three-fold. Cohen holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University.
Rafi Maor, President and CEO of ECI Telecom said, "I am very excited to welcome Avi to ECI's global executive management team. I am certain that his vast experience as a leader in a major global company managing different skills over several geographies with different cultures, coupled with his excellent business management skills, will become key components in driving ECI as a true global company to its future success."
Commenting on his appointment, Avi Cohen said, "I am extremely pleased to join ECI Telecom, a leading global innovative player in the exciting telecom market. I look forward to joining ECI's executive management team and having the opportunity to drive cross-organizational synergies and operational excellence amongst ECI's three Divisions and other operational units across the globe."
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Mitec Telecom appoints Daniel Piergentili as CEO
The Board of Directors of Montreal-based Mitec Telecom Inc. announced the appointment of Daniel Piergentili as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In addition, Mitec Telecom intends to file a short form Rights Offering Prospectus. With his appointment, Daniel Piergentili becomes a member of the Mitec Board of Directors. Keith Findlay will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately and assume a consulting role.
Mr. Piergentili joins Mitec from Ericsson Inc. where he held positions in wireless telecommunication and satellite communication (satcom) product development. Most recently, he was Vice-President, Engineering, for Ericsson’s North American Wireless Unit responsible for all wireless development centres throughout the United States and Canada. He began his career in 1988 as a System Engineer at General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) in Boston. After holding a series of progressively more senior positions at GTE, he joined Mitec in 1992 as Director of Engineering and was subsequently promoted to Vice-President responsible for all wireless and satcom business units. He left Mitec in 1997 to further his experience at Ericsson. Mr. Piergentili holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.
“We appreciate the leadership that Keith Findlay has provided to Mitec," said interim Chairman, Hubert Marleau. “Dan Piergentili’s appointment marks the completion of our strategic initiative phase. His proven leadership and strong technical knowledge in communication infrastructure development make him well-qualified for the role of CEO. He has the skills and experience to drive the operations of the company to maximize shareholder value.”
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Continuous Computing promotes Ron Pyles to President
San Diego-based Continuous Computing Corporation, global provider of Network Service-Ready Platforms(TM) that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy converged communications, announced the promotion of Ron Pyles to company president. Through expert consultation, keen market insight, and strong customer relationships, Mr. Pyles will help the company continue to mature, grow, and evolve as a leader in telecommunications hardware, software, and professional services.
After joining the company in 2003 through the Trillium acquisition, Mr. Pyles started as vice president of worldwide sales and progressed to become executive vice president of sales and marketing. Under his leadership, Continuous Computing's revenues nearly tripled in three years, from $25 million in 2003 to over $70 million in 2005. In his new role, Mr. Pyles is responsible for driving the company's market strategy and delivering successful results for customers, employees, and shareholders.
Prior to joining Continuous Computing, Mr. Pyles built more than 20 years of marketing and sales experience at AT&T where, among other responsibilities, he was vice president of business sales for the central United States region. Mr. Pyles also directed the worldwide sales organization for the Trillium product line at Intel Corporation.
"The telecommunications market becomes increasingly competitive on a day-to-day basis," said Mr. Pyles. "As a result, it is my mission to lead the charge to transform Continuous Computing's business to the next level while, at the same time, to provide the best integrated solutions to our customers."
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Sunrise Telecom appoints Robert Heintz as VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing
San Jose-based Sunrise Telecom Incorporated, a communications test and measurement equipment provider, announced the appointment of Robert Heintz as an executive officer and to the newly created position of Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, with an organizational realignment designed to better capitalize on worldwide market opportunities. The Company is focused on increasing its worldwide revenues and market share through key strategic initiatives and this new top leadership position.
"We're very pleased with Bob's successful track record at Sunrise Telecom, and as a result we're eager to increase his responsibilities across all regions," said Paul Marshall, President and CEO of Sunrise Telecom.
As Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Robert Heintz will be responsible for all of Sunrise Telecom's direct sales offices and sales channels, as well as the Company's global marketing initiatives. Most recently, he was Vice President of North American Sales where he refocused the sales organization, and achieved major customer standardizations in the telco, cable and wireless segments. Prior to Sunrise Telecom, Bob was founder and Chairman of Axcelerant, a managed security services provider, which was successfully sold to GRIC Communications in December, 2003. Mr. Heintz also has held executive and marketing management positions at International Helfrich Ltd., Infotron Systems, General Instrument, and Fairchild Semiconductor.
"My primary responsibility will be to ensure that we are focused on delivering great value to our customers and partnering with them to solve their business needs. With the consolidation occurring in the telecommunications service provider and equipment sectors, Sunrise Telecom is positioning itself to better serve large customers that are increasingly global in their operations," said Mr. Heintz.
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CopperCom promotes COO Julian Thomson to CEO
Florida-based CopperCom Monday announced Mike Myers, president and CEO, is retiring after a career in telecommunications spanning some 30 years. Julian Thomson, CopperCom's chief operating officer, will assume the role of president and CEO, effective immediately.
Under Myers, CopperCom has grown from an early player in the voice over packet market to a leader in developing and deploying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Class 4/5 switching solutions for the IOC and CLEC markets.
Thomson joined CopperCom in 2001 as general manager, and has worked closely with Myers in growing the company to well over 160 customers. In preparation for his new post, Thomson has held several positions within CopperCom, including heading up business development, product management and R&D, along with his most recent role as COO.
"I am very pleased to hand the reins of CopperCom over to Julian," said Myers. "His knowledge of the business, focus on customer service and the key role he played in advancing CopperCom to the level it is today gives me full confidence that CopperCom's remarkable success will continue far into the future under his leadership."
Thomson has over twenty years of experience in telecommunications equipment companies including GTE Communications Systems, Lucent and several Silicon Valley startups covering technical and business executive responsibilities. He was awarded an Engineering Fellowship at Lucent and holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics and a B.Sc. Honors in physics with mathematics.
"Having been a part of CopperCom's growth, and now having the opportunity to lead such a great team is a privilege," said Thomson. "Our customers can be confident that CopperCom will continue to build on the foundation of service and leading edge solutions we have established since the Company's beginning."
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Covad Communications names Eric Weiss CMO
San Jose-based Covad Communications Group, Inc., a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, today named Eric Weiss chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Weiss is a 15-year veteran in key areas of strategic focus for Covad: retail and wholesale communications, voice over IP (VoIP), wireless, broadband, and other enhanced IP services for businesses.
Weiss will lead Covad's effort to accelerate revenue growth from new and existing service offerings and marketing initiatives. He will oversee marketing, product management and product strategy and will report to Covad's president and CEO, Charles Hoffman.
"Eric is a vital addition to the Covad management team as we continue to focus on profitable revenue growth," said Hoffman. "Throughout his career he has demonstrated his ability to achieve rapid growth from next-generation networks, whether in start-up ventures or by launching new lines of business within larger public companies."
"I am thrilled to join the Covad team," said Weiss. "Covad is uniquely positioned to help businesses realize the cost benefits and enhanced features of next generation IP and wireless networks."
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Nakina appoints Marco Pagani as CEO
Ottawa-based Nakina Systems Inc. ("Nakina"), a provider of network management solutions to large network operators worldwide, announced that Marco Pagani has been appointed the company's new President & CEO. In a planned transition, Mr. Pagani will be replacing David Vicary, a co-founder of Nakina who had previously announced his intent to relinquish the post before year-end.
Mr. Pagani's appointment follows two years of involvement with Nakina, first as an executive consultant to the Board of Directors and, since April 2006, as Chairman of the Board. In addition to having recently served as Chairman of a number of telecom technology companies, including Nimcat Networks (acquired by Avaya in 2005), Mr. Pagani enjoyed a highly successful 20-year career at Nortel Networks that included positions as President of Optical Ethernet and Storage Solutions, President of the Metro Optical Division, President of Core Networks, and General Manager of Carrier Data Networks.
"Nakina is aggressively defining a new way for telecom service providers to streamline and manage their networks - the very heart of their businesses," stated Mr. Pagani. "Four years ago many analysts thought we were taking on an impossible task. Today, our system architecture and our traction with some of the largest service providers, combined with industry activity like Cisco's acquisition of Sheer Networks and Nokia's entry into the multi-vendor management space, all point to a strategic transformation in the industry that is being led by companies like Nakina."
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3Com appoints Edgar Masri as CEO and Bob Mao as EVP
3Com Corporation announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Edgar Masri as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace Scott Murray who submitted his resignation effective at the close of business on August 17, 2006. The company also announced that it has hired Bob Mao as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development to manage 3Com's interests in its China-based joint venture with Huawei Technologies, Huawei-3Com (H-3C).
Masri, who is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Redline Communications, a broadband technology company, and Mao will join the company on August 18, 2006. In addition to his role as President and CEO, Masri will assume Murray's position as Chairman of H-3C. In his new role, Mao, a widely recognized and highly regarded networking executive, based in China, will be a member of H-3C's Board of Directors and report directly to Masri. Mao currently is Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Consistent with its plan to further leverage H-3C to help increase shareholder value, 3Com also today announced that it will begin negotiations with Huawei with the intent to increase 3Com's ownership stake in H-3C. 3Com currently owns 51 percent of H-3C and recently began consolidating H-3C's financial results. Under the terms of existing agreements, each party has the right, commencing on November 15, 2006, to initiate a bid process to purchase the equity interest in H-3C held by the other. These negotiations are intended to result in an agreement outside of the bid process.
"Our joint venture in China is a growing and profitable enterprise that we believe can be an important cornerstone of 3Com's future," said 3Com Chairman, Eric Benhamou. "We intend to negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement that increases 3Com's stake in H-3C and promotes H-3C's continued success."
Benhamou added, "After gaining additional insight into the significant time commitment and attention necessary to successfully manage H-3C, Scott Murray advised the Board that, with his young family, he was not able to commit to the extended time in China the venture requires. He therefore believes it is in 3Com's best interest for him to resign at this time, before negotiations begin. The Board respects his decision and thanks Scott for taking steps to bring the company closer to profitability.
"We are very fortunate to be able to recruit Edgar Masri to lead the company. Edgar has extensive networking industry knowledge, broad international experience and a track record of success throughout his career. Edgar brings unique skills and experiences that we believe will be of great value to 3Com."
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Former JDS Uniphase CEO Jozef Straus joins Enablence as Strategic Advisor
Ottawa-based Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence Technologies" or the "Corporation") announced that Dr. Jozef Straus has become a Strategic Advisor to the Corporation.
"Jozef Straus, the former CEO and co-Chairman of JDS Uniphase Corporation is an influential individual in the optical components industry," said Arvind Chhatbar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enablence Technologies. "Enablence Technologies is developing an optical chip for optical modems for the Fiber-to-the Home (FTTH) industry and we are thrilled that Jozef has agreed to assist Enablence Technologies as a Strategic Advisor.
"Enablence Technologies has been developing a product based on its proprietary technology that meets the performance and price points needed in the rapidly growing FTTH market," said Dr. Jozef Straus. "The technology development and the growth of Enablence Technologies is a result of hard work, dedication and ingenuity by a talented team," added Dr. Straus.
"As we continue to build the business of Enablence Technologies, Jozef's expertise in building a world class optical components company will be extremely valuable," added Mr. Chhatbar.
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Infineon appoints Gerry Duggan as Infineon North America CEO
Infineon Technologies Monday announced the appointment of Gerry Duggan as CEO and President of Infineon Technologies North America Corp. Mr. Duggan will be responsible for the business activities at headquarters in North America. He will report directly to Infineon's North American Board of Directors, chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, CEO and President of Infineon Technologies AG.
Mr. Duggan will become CEO and President of Infineon North America effective on September 25, 2006.
"Gerry brings a wealth of industry experience to Infineon with a strong focus on markets and customers," said Ziebart. "I am confident that his strong semiconductor network will help strengthen Infineon's presence in the North American market -- and to continue driving satisfaction with our existing and new customers."
Mr. Duggan comes to Infineon from Future Electronics where he was President and Chief Operating Officer until earlier this year. He spent over 20 years at Future where he held several executive leadership positions including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Executive Vice President of North America Sales and Vice President of Sales. Prior to joining Future, Mr. Duggan held a number of management positions in the Canadian communications RF industry.
"I am excited to be joining Infineon at such an important point in its corporate evolution," said Mr. Duggan. "With the recent strategic realignment, I am looking forward to leading the team to strengthen its core businesses, working closely with Infineon's CEO and Management Board. This new focus will help us build a stronger presence in the North American marketplace."
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Teranetics appoints Matt Rhodes as CEO
California-based Teranetics Inc., a privately held company that provides next-generation, standards-based 10-gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) copper channel semiconductor solutions, Monday announced that Matt Rhodes has been appointed CEO. Company founder, Sanjay Kasturia, was named CTO.
Prior to joining Teranetics, Rhodes was president of Conexant Systems, Inc., a publicly traded worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home.
"Teranetics is an outstanding company, and I'm excited about being the newest member of a world-class team," Rhodes said. "In a relatively short time, the company has firmly established itself as the pioneer and leader in 10-gigabit Ethernet, an emerging technology that enables a 10x increase in data rates over simple twisted pair copper. The Teranetics team played key roles in the committee that developed the IEEE 10GBASE-T Ethernet standard ratified in June, and is now demonstrating standards-based solutions to key customers worldwide."
"Under Matt's leadership, Teranetics will achieve the next level of success," said Sanjay Kasturia. "With Matt on board, we now have a team that has both the technical knowledge and business experience to take our state of the art technologies to market winning product positions."
Rhodes, 48, became president of Conexant in June 2003. Prior to that, he was president of the company's Broadband Communications business. He also served as senior vice president and general manager of the company's Personal Computing Division. Prior to joining Conexant, he was director of VLSI technology at Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc.
Rhodes received a master's degree in business administration from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University, and a bachelor's degree in physics from Pennsylvania State University.
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Komag promotes Tim Harris to CEO
San Jose-based Komag, Incorporated, a leading independent supplier of thin-film media for disk drives, announced, that its Board of Directors has completed its search for a new chief executive officer to succeed T.H. Tan, who had previously announced his intention to retire by the end of 2006. The Board has appointed Timothy Harris, the Company's chief operating officer, as the new chief executive officer effective October 1, 2006. Mr. Harris has been the Company's chief operating officer since October of 2005 and has many years of executive leadership experience in the hard disk drive industry.
Additionally, Mr. Harris has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors effective October 1, 2006 to serve as a Class III Director in place of Mr. Tan who will be resigning as of such date.
T.H. Tan, Komag's retiring chief executive officer, said, "I am very pleased that Tim has been appointed as the Company's new chief executive officer. Since joining the Company, Tim has demonstrated his in-depth experience in leading world-wide operations and provided outstanding leadership during the Company's continuing expansion of its manufacturing capacity. Tim also brings a significant industry background, which includes experience leading Seagate's recording heads operations on site in Malaysia for several years."
"Tim's operational experience and industry knowledge are tremendous strengths and we are confident that Tim's leadership will further Komag's on-going commitment to technological innovation and manufacturing excellence," said Dr. Richard Kashnow, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Komag.
The Company had previously announced in February 2006 that Mr. Tan planned to retire in late 2006. Mr. Tan intends to work closely with Mr. Harris, the Company's management team and the Board of Directors to insure a seamless transition.
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OpenTV promotes Tracy Geist to SVP for Advanced Digital TV Marketing
OpenTV Corp., a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, has promoted Tracy Geist to the position of Senior Vice President for Advanced Digital TV Marketing. In her new role, Ms. Geist, formerly Vice President of Market Development, will manage all marketing initiatives surrounding the company's advanced television and video products and will be responsible for the evolution of core set-top box software products. Ms. Geist has been with the company since 2000 and has over fifteen years of experience in the digital television space.
"As we continue to strengthen our leading technology position and make continued progress in extending our product portfolio of advanced video and advanced advertising solutions, we are elevating a group of talented and dedicated professionals," said OpenTV's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James A. (Jim) Chiddix. "We look forward to continued contributions from this group as we seek to execute against our business plan."
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Bell Canada appoints Wade Oosterman as President of Bell Mobility and Bell Distribution and Stephane Boisvert as President of Enterprise Business
Bell Canada Wednesday announced two key appointments to the company's senior leadership team. Wade Oosterman is appointed President of Bell Mobility and Bell Distribution Inc. (BDI), as well as Chief Brand Officer of Bell Canada, effective immediately.
Stephane Boisvert, former Senior Vice-President, Global Client Solutions Sales of Sun Microsystems Inc., is appointed President of Bell Canada's Enterprise Business, effective August 3, 2006.
"We are delighted that these two accomplished individuals will take on the leadership of two of the company's important business units," said Michael Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Inc. and CEO of Bell Canada. "Both Wade and Stephane are recognized as leaders in their respective fields with the proven ability to drive profitable growth in their businesses. Their appointments underscore the intensity of our focus on executing our strategy to position Bell as the communications company for the 21st century," Sabia added.
As President of Bell Mobility and BDI, Oosterman's recognized expertise in developing profitable growth strategies will enhance the company's leadership in wireless products, networks, and customer service for business and consumer customers across Canada.
As Chief Brand Officer for Bell Canada, Oosterman will focus his renowned branding expertise on advancing Bell's position as Canada's leading communications company.
Boisvert will replace Isabelle Courville, who has decided to step down as President of the Enterprise Group.
As Senior Vice-President, Global Client Solutions Sales, at Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park, California, Boisvert was responsible for the company's global technical sales force and professional services. During this period he also served as Chairman of Sun Microsystems Canada.
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Nortel appoints Darryl Edwards as EMEA President
Nortel has appointed Darryl Edwards as president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Edwards replaces Steve Pusey, executive vice president Nortel and president of Nortel EMEA who is leaving the Company to join Vodafone Group Plc as its Chief Technology Officer.
Edwards has been with Nortel for 14 years. Most recently, Edwards was Nortel president of Northern Europe, Middle East and NETAS, Nortel's joint venture in Turkey. In the past, he has been CEO of Nortel Israel and of Nortel Networks Germany. Prior to joining Nortel, Edwards spent 13 years at GPT. He will continue to be based in Maidenhead, England.
"We're thrilled to have Darryl Edwards as our new president of EMEA," said Mike Zafirovski, president and chief executive officer, Nortel. "Darryl has a superb sales and management track record at Nortel. Darryl has a terrific balance of high impact, low ego leadership style. He has surpassed his targets in each of his 14 years at Nortel and is well respected by customers, peers and employees. He has tremendous experience throughout the entire EMEA region and is the right person to lead Nortel's efforts in an area that's vital to Nortel's future success."
Pusey will be responsible for all aspects of Vodafone's networks, IT capability and supply chain management. He will report to the Chief Executive of Europe and will join the Group's Executive Committee. Pusey joined Nortel in 1982 and has held a variety of positions on both the enterprise and carrier sides of the business.
"Steve has made a tremendous contribution to Nortel over the past 24 years, particularly in growing our business in EMEA in his last five years as president of the region," said Zafirovski. "We're grateful for his years of service and his huge impact on the business. We know this is a great opportunity for Steve and we wish him all the best."
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Vodafone appoints Steve Pusey as CTO
Vodafone Group Plc Tuesday announces the appointment of Steve Pusey as Chief Technology Officer with effect from 1 September 2006.
Steve Pusey will be responsible for all aspects of Vodafone's networks, IT capability and supply chain management. He will report to the Chief Executive of Europe and will join the Group's Executive Committee.
Mr. Pusey, 45, is one of the most senior executives at Nortel and is currently Executive Vice President, and President, Nortel EMEA. He has been with Nortel since 1982 and during the past twenty years, he has gained a wealth of international experience across both the wireline and wireless industries and in enterprise applications and solutions. During his time as President of Europe from 2001 to 2005, he managed far-reaching change programmes that led the region back to significant growth.
He will succeed Tim Miles who will be returning to New Zealand with his family. Tim Miles said "It is with great sadness that I will be leaving Vodafone in a few months time, but I am confident that in Steve we have found an excellent successor who will be a great leader of the Group Technology team and will successfully develop this function to support the execution of our strategy."
Chief Executive Arun Sarin said "Tim Miles has made a major contribution to Vodafone and we wish him well in the future. I am delighted to welcome Steve Pusey to my executive team. He has a wealth of operational experience and a strong track record of delivery."
Steve Pusey said "This is a unique opportunity and I am relishing the challenge ahead. The strategic priority will be to continue leveraging Vodafone's scale benefits across all areas of Technology both to reduce capital and operating costs and ensure Vodafone differentiates its offering in the marketplace."
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John Ferraro joins InMage as CEO
California-based InMage Systems, the pioneer in event-based continuous data protection (CDP) for the enterprise, announced that John Ferraro has joined the company as CEO. Ferraro will leverage his nearly 20 years in enterprise software -- a majority of which has been in the storage industry -- to expand industry partnerships and sales of the InMage DR-Scout(TM) solution for disaster recovery and branch office consolidation.
"We've invested considerable time and money to develop a proven solution that makes it easier and more affordable for enterprise customers to protect their data and consolidate it from remote offices," said Kumar Malavalli, chairman of InMage. "With John's proven experience in building and leading enterprise software companies, he is the right person for the job as the company enters its next stage of growth."
Before joining InMage, John Ferraro was CEO of SeeCommerce, which he repositioned to focus on retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG). The company was subsequently sold to its strategic partner, NCR/Teradata. Ferraro was also executive vice president for worldwide sales at Legato, where he increased sales by nearly 200 percent during his tenure in that position. Prior to Legato, he served as regional vice president at CA, where he led various direct and channels sales teams.
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Alcatel, Lucent name executives for the combined company
Alcatel and Lucent Technologies named additional members to the senior leadership team for the combined company.
Following the April 2 announcement of their proposed merger transaction, the two companies have achieved a number of significant milestones, including satisfying some regulatory conditions to the proposed merger and deciding on a basic business model and associated organization for the combined company. On July 10, 2006, the two companies announced a number of members of the senior leadership team for the combined company. Today's announcement names additional members of the senior leadership team for some of the critical corporate functions.
Olivier Baujard, will serve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the combined company. He currently serves as CTO for Alcatel. Jeong Kim will remain President of Bell Labs. Helle Kristoffersen, currently vice president of corporate strategy for Alcatel will become the vice president of corporate strategy for the combined company. Baujard, Kim and Kristoffersen will report to Mike Quigley, who will serve as president, Science, Technology and Strategy, in the combined company. Quigley now is President and chief operating officer (COO) of Alcatel.
John Giere, currently Chief Marketing Officer for Lucent, will assume that post for the combined company. Lucent Chief Information Officer Elizabeth Hackenson, has been named to lead the combined company's Information Systems/Information Technology organization. They will report to Frank D'Amelio, who will oversee a number of key corporate and cross company functions for the combined company. D'Amelio currently serves as COO for Lucent.
"Alcatel and Lucent are fortunate in the depth and breadth of the talent each company is bringing to our proposed merger," said Patricia Russo, who will become CEO of the combined company. "Our experienced international management team will give our combined company an enormous advantage as we face the dynamic market in which we will compete,"
"We are putting together the combined organization with a balanced representation of talented leaders from both companies to fully leverage the significant advantage of the cultural diversity that our global teams will bring to every customer and business needs," said Serge Tchuruk, chairman and CEO of Alcatel who will become non-executive Chairman of the combined company.
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Broadwing names Stephen Courter CEO
Broadwing Corporation Tuesday announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Stephen E. Courter as the Chief Executive Officer for Broadwing Corporation, a leading supplier of innovative data, voice and media solutions for both enterprises and service providers. He will also join the Corporation's Board of Directors.
Mr. Courter brings over 20 years of telecommunications, financial and international experience to his new position. He led fiber-optic service provider Neon Communications, Inc., as CEO and Chairman until its merger with Globix Corporation in 2005. At Neon, he expanded the customer base, strengthened the balance sheet and guided the company through four consecutive years of steady revenue growth. Prior to Neon, Mr. Courter served as CEO of Enertel in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and was also a Vice President for Sprint and Sprint International. Earlier in his career, he held positions with IBM and KPMG after serving as a Captain in the United Sates Army, a tour that included service during Operation Desert Storm. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and holds an MBA from George Washington University.
"We believe Mr. Courter's knowledge and leadership approach will enable Broadwing to build on its reputation for providing effective communications solutions. He has a proven record of success and significant experience in the telecommunications industry. He has demonstrated that he is a customer-focused team player able to grow revenue and improve operations," said Donald R. Walker, chair of the Board's Nominating and Governance Committee.
"I look forward to working with the entire Broadwing team to help our company to capitalize on the opportunities I see ahead of us," said Mr. Courter.
Mr. Courter will assume his duties as CEO immediately. He succeeds Dr. David Huber, Chairman of the Board, who transitioned out of the CEO role earlier this year. Mr. Courter will be supported by the senior management team that has operated Broadwing in the interim, a team comprised of Scott Widham, President of Sales & Marketing; Lynn D. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer; and Kim Larsen, Senior Vice President, M&A/Corporate Development and General Counsel.
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Avaya promotes Lou D'Ambrosio to CEO and Mike Thurk to COO
Avaya Inc. announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Louis J. D'Ambrosio President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. D'Ambrosio has held a series of key leadership roles at Avaya, most recently as Senior Vice President and President, Global Sales and Marketing. The company’s Board of Directors also has appointed Mr. Michael Thurk, Avaya’s Senior Vice President and President, Global Communications Solutions, as Chief Operating Officer. The company also announced that Donald K. Peterson, who will be stepping down as President and CEO, will remain Avaya’s chairman of the board of directors through September 30, 2006.
"As seasoned Avaya executives with broad backgrounds in technology and communications, we believe Lou and Mike have the vision and drive to accelerate Avaya’s strategic transformation and deliver enhanced shareholder value. They are the natural choice to lead Avaya as customers increasingly leverage communications solutions for competitive advantage," said Philip A. Odeen, Avaya's lead director.
Mr. Odeen continued: "Lou has led a set of initiatives to establish Avaya’s market share leadership position in IP telephony. He has driven a customer centricity throughout the company and injected a software and services strategic thinking into Avaya’s direction. Mike has a record of developing cutting edge communication technology, dramatically improving the profitability of the products business and achieving leadership market positions."
Mr. D'Ambrosio said, "I am looking forward to leading Avaya during this dynamic period in our industry. I believe that the transition by enterprises from their traditional communications systems to next-generation communications solutions presents substantial opportunities for Avaya. We intend to use our strengths – the size, scale and footprint of our global business, a broad range of software solutions and industry partners, and our financial strength – to help companies use intelligent communications to fundamentally transform their business processes. As we move forward, we also intend to build on our existing partnerships and strategic alliances as well as develop new relationships. I am pleased to be partnering with Mike and the entire management team to help enable Avaya to reach its full potential."
Mr. Thurk said, "Avaya is a company with a track record of innovation, talented people and solid growth potential. Lou and I share a vision for accelerating Avaya’s growth and making it an even stronger organization."
Lou D'Ambrosio
D'Ambrosio has played key leadership roles on the Avaya Executive Council. In his most recent role as Avaya’s Senior Vice President and President, Global Sales and Marketing, D'Ambrosio led a team responsible for Avaya’s $5 billion revenue stream and achieving market share leadership in IP telephony. He leads the company’s initiatives to translate technology innovation into customer solutions.
Previously at Avaya, D'Ambrosio led Avaya’s $2B Services business unit, which provides the most comprehensive full life-cycle services in the communications industry -- including network consulting, deployment, integration, maintenance, and managed services.
Before joining Avaya in 2002, D'Ambrosio spent 16 years at IBM where he held leadership roles in IBM Global Services, Software, and Sales and Marketing. These roles included leading worldwide strategy for IBM Global Services, leading field operations for IBM Software, and heading up a vertical business unit in Asia Pacific. D'Ambrosio was a member of IBM’s worldwide management committee.
D'Ambrosio began his career with AT&T, in the same division that that has ultimately become Avaya.
D'Ambrosio received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University, summa cum laude.
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Top Story: Intel announces management changes; Sean Maloney leads Intel's Sales and Marketing Group
Intel Corporation Thursday announced that it is making a number of senior management changes focused on improving the company's structure and achieving faster and better decision making. The company also announced that two senior executives will be retiring.
"As part of the thorough analysis of Intel begun in April, we have examined the focus and structure of our top management level, including our use of 'two-in-a-box' co-managers," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. "The moves announced today will help us speed decision making and bring new resources to bear in critical areas, while allowing me to spend more time on key strategic issues."
The management changes include:
Intel's Sales and Marketing Group will be led by Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, 50, who previously co-managed the company's Mobility Group. Maloney will also become Intel's chief sales and marketing officer. Donald MacDonald, who was previously vice president and general manager of the Digital Home Group, will become vice president of Marketing and Brands, reporting to Maloney.
Senior Vice President David Perlmutter, 53, will continue as general manager of the Mobility Group. Senior Vice President Anand Chandrasekher, 43, formerly co-general manager of the Sales and Marketing Group, will manage a newly created business unit focused on low power Intel Architecture products and the ultra-mobile PC market. He will report to Perlmutter.
Eric Kim, 51, senior vice president, who previously co-managed the Sales and Marketing Group, will become general manager of the Digital Home Group.
William Siu, a 26-year Intel veteran who served as vice president and general manager of the Channel Platforms Group, and Richard Wirt, who has 25 years of service and is vice president, senior fellow and co-general manager of the Software and Solutions Group, announced their retirements. Both of these executives will remain full time with Intel through the end of the year to best manage their organizations' transitions. With the impending retirement of Siu, the Channel Platforms Group will report to Maloney in the Sales and Marketing Group. A general manager for the Channel Platforms Group will be named at a later date.
Renee James, vice president and co-general manager of the Software and Solutions Group, will continue to manage the group following Wirt's retirement at the end of the year.
"I want to express my deep appreciation to Bill Siu and Richard Wirt for their numerous contributions and dedicated service to Intel over many years," continued Otellini. "We thank them very much and wish them all the best in their retirement."
The management changes are effective immediately.
Sean Maloney -- A Rising Star at Intel
Sean Maloney, who served as the steward for the introduction of Intel's Centrino brand and has been a rising star at Intel. Many industry insiders believe that Maloney could take the CEO helm in the future.
From 1992 to 1995, Maloney served as technical assistant to the chairman and chief executive of Intel, Dr. Andrew S. Grove.
In 1995, Maloney moved to Hong Kong to manage Intel's sales and marketing activities in Asia Pacific. In 1998 Sean returned to the United States to become head of Intel's worldwide sales organization. He was promoted to senior vice president in 1999, and executive vice president in 2001. He took over as head of Intel Communications Group (ICG) later that year and became co-manager with David Perlmutter of the Mobility Group in 2004.
Led by Sean Maloney, Intel's Mobility Group has been a driving force behind the company's revenue growth and profitability of late, as well as yielding the basis for its new Core 2 Duo and Xeon 5100 chips.
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Quantum appoints ADIC's Bill Britts as EVP, Sales, Marketing and Service
San Jose-based Quantum Corp., a global leader in storage, has appointed Bill Britts as EVP, Sales, Marketing and Service, a newly created position. Bill Britts, ADIC's co-executive vice president, Products, Sales and Service, will join Quantum's senior management team after the company completes its acquisition of ADIC, which is expected to occur by the end of August. Britts has played a critical role in ADIC's overall success, including building a strong enterprise business.
Britts was named co-executive vice president, Products, Sales and Service at ADIC in February of this year. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for eight years, as vice president, Sales and Marketing from 1995 to 1997 and as director of Marketing for a year. Before joining ADIC, Britts held a number of marketing and sales positions at Raychem Corp. and its subsidiary, Elo TouchSystems.
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Atempo names Neal Ater CEO
California-based Atempo, Inc., the leader in data protection and storage security for trusted information lifecycle management (ILM), announced the appointment of Neal Ater as CEO. Ater, a 25-year veteran of the storage industry, was most recently CEO of software start-up Storactive, where his achievements included guiding Storactive to a leading position in the continuous data protection market and directing the company through a successful merger with Atempo.
Prior to Storactive, Ater held executive level positions at Veritas, where he was responsible for the engineering and product management of Veritas' data protection businesses, and Seagate Software, where he was responsible for all product development for the Network and Storage Management Group. In addition to Storactive, Ater's entrepreneurial expertise also includes two highly successful startup ventures, Goal Systems International, a leading mainframe systems management company, and OnDemand Software, an industry-leading developer of software distribution products.
"We are very pleased to bring on a seasoned storage veteran of Neal's caliber to lead the Atempo management team and help shape the future of this fast-growing company," said Dag Syrrist, general partner at Vision Capital and Atempo board member. "Neal's depth of knowledge in the storage industry, business relationships, technical expertise and demonstrated leadership will prove invaluable in delivering on Atempo's long-term strategic vision."
"This is a tremendous opportunity, and I am honored to join Atempo at this exciting time in the company's expansion," said Ater. "I look forward to working with the Atempo team to capitalize on the company's unique opportunities in the worldwide enterprise data protection market."
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Maxxan promotes Nelson Bye to CEO
The board of directors of MaXXan Systems, the leader in the delivery of secure storage with enterprise encryption, announced the promotion of Nelson Bye to the role of president and chief executive officer. Bye previously was president and chief operating officer.
"I am very excited about this opportunity and the market potential for MaXXan," commented Bye. "Since our first customer shipments in May, CipherMax Enterprise Encryption has been demonstrated to be the right product to meet the secure data storage needs of IT organizations, all of which want to protect their storage data and are also faced with growing compliance and data protection legislation. These IT groups want to cost-affordably implement and easily manage their secure storage environments without significant impact on their day-to-day activities, and most importantly without negatively impacting system performance. Only MaXXan CipherMax offers all of those benefits today."
The CipherMax offering runs on MaXXan's Secure Storage Application Platform (SSAP), installed and proven by enterprise customers around the world since 2003. Two SSAP platforms, the MXV 250, scaling from 16 to 64 FC ports, and the MXV 500, supporting up to 256 FC ports, are available for secure SAN storage of disk and tape.
Bye has over 30 years of industry experience. Joining MaXXan in November 2005, he was previously vice president of worldwide sales for Spinnaker Networks, acquired by Network Appliance in 2004.
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Bocada names Drake Pruitt CEO
Bellevue, Wash.-based Bocada, Inc., the recognized leader in data protection management software, announced the promotion of Drake Pruitt to the position of president and chief executive officer. Pruitt has been with Bocada for nearly five years in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as a Bocada executive vice president. Mark Silverman, who has served as CEO and a board director for the past six years, will now serve as chairman of the company's board.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce Drake's promotion," Silverman said. "Drake has repeatedly distinguished himself as a customer-focused, hands-on executive since he joined the company. His operations experience and keen focus on execution will serve the company well as we pursue our expanding market opportunities. I look forward to working with him in his new capacity."
"It is an honor to be asked to serve as CEO and president of Bocada," Pruitt said. "I look forward to continuing my work with our world class team and our amazing customer base as we continue to set the standard for leadership in the Data Protection Management market."
Since joining Bocada in 2001, Pruitt has held key leadership positions in channel and OEM development, corporate marketing and most recently as executive vice president of products. Pruitt is a high technology veteran with more than 15 years of leadership experience with software and services companies. Prior to Bocada, Pruitt served as vice president of sales and was a corporate officer during the successful initial public offering for aQuantive, Inc, the industry-leader in online digital media. Before aQuantive, Pruitt spent five years with Sprint Nextel, initially as part of the market launch team and ultimately serving as general manager in the Northwest. Pruitt began his career on Wall Street with Lehman Brothers, Inc, and Banc of America Securities, working with emerging technology companies and institutional investors on public equity and debt financings.
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Tyler Goldman join Feedster as Board of Directors and Acting President
Feedster, Inc., the leader in search and syndication of dynamic content, has announced that Tyler Goldman will join its Board of Directors and become acting president. Mr. Goldman was previously Senior VP of Corporate & Business Development at Movielink, and founder and CEO of Broadband Sports, Inc. Former president, Chris Redlitz, left to pursue interests in earlier stage companies.
"Feedster is well-positioned to expand its leadership in search and syndication," said Mr. Goldman. "With 41 million blogs and feeds being searched dynamically, Feedster provides consumers with the best way to leverage the constant flow of information that is being published on the web. Feedster is well-recognized by the technology community as the leading search and syndication engine for dynamic web-published content, including blogs, news and podcasts, and is in the process of expanding this leadership position in newly emerging areas like images and video. As millions of users, publishers and other web-based entities continually generate a vast amount of dynamic content, Feedster provides a comprehensive platform to search and syndicate content that is most relevant and timely."
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Biscit appoints Hugh Paterson as CEO
UK telecom and superfast broadband provider Biscit Thursday announces the appointment of Hugh Paterson as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
Paterson has been a business and communications adviser to blue-chip technology companies and Internet start-ups for over ten years. His career also includes leadership positions in international trade and with a 33-subsidiary listed group. Paterson joined Biscit's board earlier this year as a non-executive director with responsibility for marketing.
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China's HiSoft appoints Loh Tiak Koon as CEO
HiSoft Technology International, a leading IT services provider with offices in China, Japan, and the U.S., announced the completion of Series-B International Financing. The investment is led by Granite Global Ventures (GGV) with new investment from Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Capital Limited and Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia Limited. The Company also announced the appointment of Mr. Loh Tiak Koon as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Loh will succeed Mr. Li Yuan-Ming, a key founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HiSoft since 1996. Li, who will remain Chairman of the Board, recruited Loh to join the Company. The visionary Li shared, “HiSoft is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, we are very proud that we have achieved our first 5-year vision of being the top 10 companies in this space in Dalian and the second 5-year vision of being the top 10 in China.With Mr. Loh on board, his wealth of international experience will help propel the Company forward in the global market, and to achieve our third 5-year vision of being top 10 in the World.”
Loh brings with him over 20 years of global market experience in leading IT companies. Before joining HiSoft, Loh was Hewlett-Packard’s Corporate Vice-President responsible for Hewlett-Packard’s China and Hong Kong services business, which includes technical services, integration, outsourcing and consulting. A highly competent leader, Loh has demonstrated his ability to leverage companies and steer them into new growth mode, resulting in significantly improved shareholder value. During his leadership as Chief Executive Officer of Vanda Systems & Communications Holdings Limited, Vanda Systems merged with Hutchinson Global Communications and PowerCom to become a technology powerhouse. Loh was also Chief Executive Officer of Cap Gemini in Asia Pacific. He started his career at IBM, and subsequently Lotus Professional Services, serving various senior management and sales positions in the Asia Pacific region.
“HiSoft has a highly-skilled workforce and mature delivery capabilities, which build upon our experience as the first Global Development Centre (GDC) for GE in China, and on our track record running offshore development centres for other multinationals. We are in the best position to offer world class outsourcing and off-shoring services to international companies which target China as a domestic market and as an alternative service base to their providers in India” said Loh.
The new round of financing follows the Series-A investments in HiSoft in 2004, when investments were made by Granite Global Ventures (GGV), Intel Capital, Granite Global Ventures, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and JAFCO Asia. Series-B investment will be used to further strengthen HiSoft’s management and delivery teams as well as to pursue organic and inorganic growth.
With strong teams, proven processes and systems, and a strong financial backing, HiSoft is well poised to achieve its 5-year vision of being top 10 in the World. “As we progress, our clients will benefit from the value of partnering with a World Chinese leader, our shareholders will enjoy the financial returns, our competitors will see a leader who define a healthy industry in China and our employees will be proud and rewarded members of a successful company!” said the confident Li and Loh.
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Daniel Karrenberg elected as Internet Society Chair
Daniel Karrenberg, Chief Scientist of the RIPE NCC, has been elected as the new Chair of the Internet Society's (ISOC's) Board of Trustees. Karrenberg was elected during ISOC's Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held recently in Marrakesh, Morocco.
"The Internet Society has much to contribute to the continued success of the Internet," said Karrenberg. "The diligent work of my predecessors, the Trustees and the staff has put the society in a very sound position. Building on this foundation we will intensify our work in the areas of public policy and education. We will ensure that the IETF has the administrative support it needs to continue its exemplary standardisation work. We will continue to build a healthy network of chapters for local activities close to the Internet users. All this will help us to realise our motto 'The Internet is for Everyone'".
Karrenberg is a pioneer member of ISOC and has been actively involved with the development of many of the society's educational initiatives.
Karrenberg is a pioneer member of ISOC and has been actively involved with the development of many of the society's educational initiatives. He taught tutorials at early INET conferences, supported networking workshops and has written ISOC member briefings about Internet operations and coordination. In 2001 he was awarded the Jon Postel service award in recognition of two decades of extraordinary dedication to the development of networking in Europe and around the world. A regular IETF participant since 1992, Karrenberg has co-authored several RFCs.
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NTT America appoints Tetsuro Yamaguchi as CEO
NTT America, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, announced the appointment of Mr. Tetsuro Yamaguchi as President and CEO of NTT America. Mr. Yamaguchi succeeds Mr. Tatsuo Kawasaki to the position effective immediately. In his new role, Mr. Yamaguchi will be responsible for the management and development of the company's North American operations. He will oversee NTT America's product development, strategic initiatives, carrier and other vendor relations, and company-wide revenue growth effort. "We are pleased to announce Tetsuro Yamaguchi's appointment as President and CEO of NTT America," said Mr. Hiromi Wasai, President and CEO of NTT Communications. "Having spent the majority of his career with NTT Communications, Mr. Yamaguchi's extensive experience and reputation within the organization will be a strong asset and enable him to effectively lead NTT America through its next phase of growth and development." Prior to assuming his new position, Mr. Yamaguchi was Vice President of the Financial Industry Sales Department, Enterprise Division I at NTT Communications, where he was responsible for all of NTT Communications' large financial accounts, including those with the major U.S. banks. He joined NTT Corporations in 1979, and since that time he has served in a number of managerial roles across the organization, including Deputy Managing Director of NTT Deutschland (Germany) from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Yamaguchi received his Master of Business Administration degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
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LHS appoints Wolfgang Kroh as CEO
Germany-based LHS, a leading provider of telecommunications and billing software, has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Wolfgang Kroh. Previous CEO, Hartmut Lademacher, is to resume his position as Chairman of the Board.
Kroh, whose LHS history with the company stems back to 1997, had been Senior Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA from 1997-2000. He rejoined the company as Chief Operating Officer six months ago, and brings with him a wealth of more than 25 years knowledge and experience in IT and telecommunications.
Prior to his recent appointment, Kroh was Managing Director of the German subsidiary of EMC2, which he joined in 2001. Kroh was responsible for growing the company’s profits during a time in which Germany faced an extremely unstable economy.
“I was very excited when I came back to work for LHS, because of the immediate acceptance of employees and customers, the affinity I held with the company, and because I knew that it has great potential in the market place,” said Wolfgang Kroh. “The last six months have been extremely prosperous and now as CEO, I will build on that and continue to make this potential a reality.”
LHS will benefit greatly from Kroh’s excellent track record and in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications industry. It is hoped that this significant appointment will further support the company’s significant growth, helping it to outperform higher than the market and continue its success story.
“I have no doubt that Kroh will take the company forward, and I am pleased to handover the role,” said Hartmut Lademacher. “The telecoms industry faces a dynamic future and LHS is in the right place, at the right time, with the right management team to take full advantage.”
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LSI Logic elects Charles Haggerty and John Miner to its Board of Directors
LSI Logic Corporation has elected Charles A. Haggerty and John H. F. Miner to its Board of Directors. Haggerty is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western Digital Corporation. Miner is the former president of Intel Capital and corporate vice president of Intel Corporation.
"The addition of these new board members further strengthens the deep knowledge and broad experience available to guide us as we pursue significant growth opportunities in the worldwide markets for information storage and consumer electronics technologies," said Abhi Talwalkar, LSI Logic president and chief executive officer. "Chuck and John are both recognized business and technology leaders of the highest caliber and we are fortunate to have access to their counsel."
Noting Chu's long tenure as a director, Talwalkar said, "We are grateful to T. Z. for his loyal service to the board and his contribution will be greatly missed. We wish him well in his future endeavors."
Haggerty is currently the president and chief executive officer of LeConte Associates, a consulting and investment firm. He serves on the boards of Beckman Coulter, Inc., Deluxe Corporation, Imation Corporation and Pentair, Inc.
Until 2005, Miner was the president of Intel Capital and corporate vice president of Intel Corporation. He retired from Intel in 2005, concluding 22 years of service in various sales, engineering, marketing, and general management roles.
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Former AT&T CEO David Dorman joins Motorola Board
Motorola, Inc. announced that David Dorman, the former chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T, has been elected to Motorola's board of directors effective 10 July.
"David is a proven leader with 25 years of leadership experience in the telecommunications industry," said Ed Zander, Motorola's chairman and chief executive of