Madrid, 16 de marzo de 2010.- Infinera (Nasdaq: INFN) ha anunciado que Philip Koen se unió a la junta de directores de Infinera. Koen aporta una sólida experiencia obtenida en la industria de proveedores de servicios a la junta directiva de Infinera.
Philip Koen fue CEO de SAVVIS, líder global en servicios de infraestructuras de TI para aplicaciones de negocio, desde marzo de 2006 hasta enero de 2010. Antes de unirse a SAVVIS, Koen trabajó durante más de cuatro años como CEO de Equinix, uno de las mayores operadoras del mundo de transporte y centros de datos. Koen está licenciado por el Claremont McKenna College y tiene un MBA por la Universidad de Virginia.
Koen se une a los directores Reed Hund, expresidente de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones, Charles Ross Partners, Ken Goldman, Dan Maydan, Carl Redfield, y Kambiz Hooshmand.
“Nos complace dar la bienvenida a Phil en nuestra junta directiva”, dijo el CEO de Infinera, Tom Fallon. “Su profunda experiencia con los proveedores de servicios en la vanguardia de la tecnología proporcionará a Infinera una valiosa perspectiva”.
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Infinera suministra sistemas ópticos digitales para operadores de telecomunicaciones a nivel mundial. Los sistemas de Infinera son únicos porque usan una tecnología avanzada de semiconductores: el circuito integrado fotónico (PIC). Los sistemas y la
tecnología PIC de Infinera han sido diseñados para suministrar redes ópticas que aportan características claves como son una mayor flexibilidad y sencillez en la ingeniería y operaciones, mayor rapidez en lanzamiento de servicios y en especial la capacidad de lanzar nuevos servicios sin necesidad de modificar la infraestructura óptica. Para más información, consulte www.infinera.com.
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