22 December 2011

Infinera’s chief technical officer steps down but remains as technical advisor

Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says that Drew Perkins will step down as chief technology officer in order to pursue other opportunities but will continue to support the firm in a technical advisory role.

Perkins is one of Infinera’s co-founders and has been at the company since 2001. “Drew played a significant role in starting and shaping the company over the last decade,” comments CEO Tom Fallon.

“Helping to build Infinera, our world-class team, our revolutionary technologies and products, and much of the optical network underlying the Internet over the past 11 years has been one of the greatest experiences of my life,” says Perkins. “Infinera is well positioned for the next stage of their growth with continued investment in the DTN and the upcoming release of the DTN-X platform,” he adds.

Perkins’ role as an advisor will begin in January. The role of CTO will be assumed by executive VP & chief strategy officer Dr Dave Welch. A co-founder and member of the board of directors, Welch was co-CTO for four years after the firm was founded.

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