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Bob Twomey Joins Luxtera as Vice President Worldwide Sales as Company Prepares for Rapid Revenue Growth and Expansion
Former Qualcomm executive brings more than two decades of communications and semiconductor experience in executing high revenue growth plans Carlsbad, Calif. – April 30, 2008 – Luxtera Inc, the world leader in Silicon CMOS Photonics, today announced the appointment of Bob Twomey as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Twomey brings a proven track record of high revenue growth and sales team leadership in both early stage and established enterprises as Luxtera prepares to rapidly expand its business. Bob Twomey, a 22-year veteran of the communications semiconductor industry, comes to Luxtera from Qualcomm where he was Vice President of Sales for the Connectivity & Wireless Modules Division. Mr. Twomey came to Qualcomm through the acquisition of Airgo Networks, a privately held maker of 802.11n MIMO wireless communication semiconductors. Prior to Airgo, he was at Agere Systems, where he led the company’s successful penetration into the Storage Area Networking (SAN) marketplace. He was also directly responsible for Agere's WLAN chipset engagements with major wireless OEMs and for managing the North American ODM partners. Mr. Twomey also held various sales management positions at Extreme Networks, a $600M manufacturer of gigabit Ethernet LAN switches, Infinity Sales, Inc., a manufacturer's representative firm for leading semiconductor companies, as well as at electronics distributors Insight and Arrow. At Luxtera he will report directly to the CEO, Mr. Greg Young. Mr.Twomey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Management at Syracuse University in New York. “As Luxtera enters a phase of rapid revenue growth, we’re pleased to add such a proven sales executive to our management team,” said Greg Young, President and CEO. “Bob brings us a great mix of experiences driving breakthrough technology into high volume customer opportunities for both consumer electronics and enterprise networking markets.” “I’m excited to join Luxtera as the company enters this phase of its growth. As data communication speeds continue to accelerate in the enterprise and consumer electronics markets, Luxtera’s unique technology will enable systems companies and OEMs to benefit from these increases in data throughput and reach by leveraging low-cost and high-volume fiber-optic connectivity,” said Mr. Twomey. “Selling disruptive technology, such as Luxtera’s, into these high-growth markets will position the company for significant opportunities in the coming years.” About Luxtera Luxtera, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company and the world leader in Silicon CMOS Photonics. Luxtera fulfills the world’s insatiable demand for bandwidth by uniting the high performance of fiber-optic communications with the low-cost and high-volume manufacturing advantages of mainstream Silicon CMOS fabrication. The company was founded in 2001 by a team of industry-renowned researchers and technology managers drawn from the communication and semiconductor industries. Luxtera is funded by leading venture capitalists: August Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Sevin Rosen Funds. Luxtera just announced its first commercial product based on its CMOS Photonics technology, Blazar, and will begin shipping later this year. Luxtera is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. Press Contact: Catriona Harris PR@vantage for Luxtera 407-767-0452 x222 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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