Singh plans to step down at the beginning of 2010, passing the reins to COO Tom Fallon, who will be president and CEO.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Optical networking system provider Infinera (www.infinera.com) has announced that chairman and chief executive officer Jagdeep Singh plans to step down as CEO on January 1, 2010, at which point Singh will take on the role of executive chairman and chief operating officer Tom Fallon will become president and CEO.
According to Infinera’s Tuesday announcement, Singh, one of Infinera’s original founders, will remain actively involved with the company, working with Fallon and the executive team on product strategy and long-term direction of the company.
“After nine very satisfying years at the helm of Infinera, it is time to pass the baton of leadership for the day to day operations of the company,” Singh said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to work with Tom and other members of the team as we continue to capitalize on our unique opportunity to disrupt the optical transport industry and further strengthen our leadership position.”
Fallon joined Infinera in 2004 and served as the company’s vice president of engineering and operations until 2006 when he was named COO. Previously, Fallon was vice president of corporate quality and development operations at Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com) after serving as the general manager of its optical transport business unit.
“As an experienced operations executive, Tom has an exceptional background for the CEO role,” Singh said. “He spent many years in management at Cisco, including his role as VP and GM of Cisco’s optical business unit. He is one of the veterans of the Infinera management team, having joined us early in our development, and has led an increasingly broad set of functional groups at our company over the years. I‘d like to congratulate Tom and I look forward to working with him on his transition into the CEO role over the next six months.”
Fallon said he is thrilled to become CEO and to continue working with Jagdeep and the rest of the organization to help the company set the foundation for tremendous long-term potential. “We have a significant competitive advantage in the DWDM market with our PIC-based technology, a world-class team, and strong customer momentum, and we look forward to extending this lead in the years to come and delivering sustained profitable growth,” Fallon said in a statement.
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