FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 17, 2008
Dr. Vikram Saksena named Tellabs chief technology officer
Naperville, Ill. — Tellabs named Dr. Vikram Saksena executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective Dec. 8. Dr. Saksena has more than 25 years of telecom industry experience, both at equipment companies and service providers.
At Tellabs, Dr. Saksena will be responsible for technology strategy and business development. He will focus on strategic technology initiatives for Tellabs’ focus areas of optical networking, Carrier Ethernet and IP, and mobile backhaul.
Dr. Saksena will report to Rob Pullen, Tellabs chief executive officer and president.
"Vikram possesses deep knowledge of the telecommunications industry and extensive experience guiding technology strategy in next-generation IP architectures," said Pullen. "He is the right person to guide Tellabs’ strategy as we focus our efforts on innovative solutions to help our customers succeed."
“Tellabs has a well-established reputation as a leading vendor in the telecommunications industry,” said Dr. Saksena. “I am delighted to join the Tellabs team and help define the company’s long-term product strategy that will position the company for a strong future.”
Dr. Saksena recently served at Sonus Networks as chief technology officer and chief scientist. He has held a series of engineering positions, including positions at Cisco and AT&T. He is an AT&T Fellow and a finalist at the 2008 CTO of the Year Award given by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.
Dr. Saksena holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He has published extensively and holds more than 15 patents in telecommunications and data networking.
Editor's note: a biography and photograph of Vikram Saksena is available at www.tellabs.com/about/bios/vsaksena.pdf.
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