Transmode appoints telecoms industry expert Torbjörn Nilsson as new board member
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - August 25, 2010 - Transmode, a leading provider of optical
networking solutions, today announced that the internationally recognized
telecoms industry expert, Mr. Torbjörn Nilsson, has been appointed as a new
board member.
Mr. Nilsson joins the Transmode board at a time when Transmode is enjoying a
sustained period of growth in terms of customer wins, product development and
general business improvement. His areas of expertise include mobile / wireless
communications equipment (from 1G to 4G), fixed communications equipment,
broadband / Internet and related services.
He has had several senior positions at Ericsson and the most recent was as Chief
Marketing & Strategy Officer as well as member of Ericsson's Corporate Group
Management Team (SVP) for about 10 years (between 1998 and 2007). His other
responsibilities included: managing Ericsson's product portfolio (standards and
intellectual property rights); marketing (the Ericsson brand); strategy (Mergers
& Acquisitions); business development and innovation (venture capital); and
public affairs. In that role, he has been very active in the international
standardization and regulatory work and is a well known and respected speaker
and industry professional.
"I am very pleased to welcome such an experienced industry professional as
Torbjörn to the Transmode board," said Karl Thedéen, Transmode's CEO. "He brings
extensive expertise in areas vital to Transmode - such as mobile and broadband
developments - as well as the challenges related to growth. He is indeed a
genuine global telecommunications expert with an exceptional understanding of
the fundamentals of the industry."
Mr. Nilsson commented, "I am delighted to be joining such a progressive company
as Transmode, whose substantial growth over the past decade I have observed with
great interest. I am looking forward to contributing to further profitable
growth at Transmode and to be part of the Optical Industry which is one of the
fastest growing sectors of Telecommunications."
Since 2007, Torbjörn Nilsson has been Founder and President of his own company
TJN MediaCom, as well as an Executive Adviser across the convergent
Communications / Internet / Media industries. He is also active in several
company boards in Sweden.
The Transmode Board now consists of; Kent Sander (Chairman), Simon Cornwell
(Amadeus Capital Partners), Eva Lindqvist (Independent), Torbjörn Nilsson
(Independent) Tom Nyman (Pod Venture Partners), Alex Rogers (HarbourVest
Partners) and Gerd Tenzer (Independent).
About Transmode
Transmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions for transport of
data, voice and video traffic, based onCWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) approach has lead to widespread
deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250
fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and
public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong global organization
enable our customers to grow the capacity and to improve service level of their
regional, metro and metro access networks, on a cost-efficient basis without
compromising on functionality.
For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com.
For more information please contact:
Ola Elmeland
Vice President Marketing & Communications
Transmode Systems AB
Telephone: +46 8 506 882 71
Email:ola.elmeland(at)transmode.com
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