Transmode appoints Paul Harrison as Vice President North America
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - STOCKHOLM, Sweden and DALLAS, Texas - 28th July 2009 - Transmode, aleading provider of optical networking solutions, today announcedthat Paul Harrison has been appointed as Vice President NorthAmerica. Harrison will lead the existing sales operation from Dallas,Texas."I am delighted to welcome such an experienced industry professionalas Paul Harrison to the Transmode team," said Karl Thedéen,Transmode's CEO. "Paul brings extensive expertise in the telecom areaand an excellent network of industry contacts."Mr. Harrison joins the Transmode team at a time when North Americansales for Transmode are growing rapidly. Transmode's North Americancustomer base consists of over 20 network operators and includesrecently announced contract wins such as substantial deployments withKentucky Data Link in the United States and Sogetel and Group TélécomWarwick in Canada. These have proven the demand for Transmode'sIntelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) optical networking equipment in the NorthAmerican market - as well as the need to enhance the existing team.He has more than 25 years' experience in the telecommunicationindustry, having previously held senior sales and marketingmanagement positions with other optical vendors including BTIPhotonic Systems, Ekinops and Alcatel Networks.Mr. Harrison studied applied physics at Sunderland University andholds a Masters degree in Marketing. He commented, "I am thrilled tobe joining the team at Transmode, I am looking forward tocontributing to the further growth of Transmode's North Americansales and believe that the company has the right mix of product rangeand services to meet the demand for increased bandwidth in the MetroNetwork space."Björn Andersson, Transmode's Global VP Sales, commented, "Bandwidthdemands for broadband deployments have not slowed in North Americaand with the increased demand for mobile broadband optical telecomsinfrastructure is expected to continue to grow rapidly. In order tomeet this demand along with the scale and size of the North Americanmarket we have decided to strengthen Transmode's position locally andPaul is the ideal appointment to achieve this. Paul is a well knownand respected person within the optical networking community who willquickly have a positive impact on what is already a very successfulNorth American team within Transmode."About TransmodeTransmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions fortransport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDMtechnology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) approach has lead towidespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer baseconsisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators,service providers, large enterprises and public institutions acrossEurope, the Americas and Asia.Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong globalorganization enable our customers to grow the capacity and to improveservice level of their regional, metro and metro access networks, ona cost-efficient basis without compromising on functionality.For additional information about Transmode, please visitwww.transmode.comFor more information please contact:Ola ElmelandVice President Marketing &CommunicationsTransmode Systems ABTelephone: +46 8 506 882 71Email: ola.elmeland(at)transmode.comhttp://hugin.info/134733/R/1330102/314280.jpgThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 28.07.2009 - 13:02 Uhr
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