QUEBEC CITY,
Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO; TSX: EXF) announced today the appointment of
Randy Tornes to its Board of
Directors.
Mr. Tornes, who has nearly 30 years of
experience in the telecommunications industry, has held a number of
senior management positions with leading network equipment
manufacturers such as Juniper Networks, Ericsson and Nortel
Networks.
Mr. Tornes is currently Head of Sales, AT&T
at Juniper Networks and previously spent more than two years at
Ericsson, also working with AT&T. He spent most of his career
at Nortel Networks, culminating with the position of Vice-President
of Sales, GSM Americas. Mr. Tornes also served as member of the
Board of Governors at 3G Americas LLC. The appointment of Mr.
Tornes raises the number of people on EXFO's Board of Directors to
five, including four independent members.
"Mr. Tornes brings a deep understanding of
market, technologies and trends in the highly strategic wireless
industry, along with a wealth of business relationships and
first-hand knowledge of the best ways EXFO can accelerate its
growth with tier-1 wireless operators as they transition from 3G to
4G/LTE networks," explained Germain
Lamonde, EXFO's Chairman, President and CEO. "Consequently,
I look forward to the strategic insight and business acumen he will
provide to our Board as we continue to increase our presence in the
global telecom test and service assurance industry."
"I am delighted to join the Board of a dynamic
company like EXFO that has a history of outgrowing the telecom
market year-in and year-out," Randy
Tornes said. "I view my role as a sounding board in helping
EXFO map out global strategy and make rational business decisions,
especially as it rapidly expands its wireless footprint."
Mr. Tornes holds a bachelor's degree in Business
from the University of Colorado at Colorado
Springs.
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the
leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance
solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment
manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The
company offers innovative solutions for the development,
installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and
mobile networks—from the core to the edge. Key technologies
supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, VDSL2,
ADSL2+ and various optical technologies accounting for more than
35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of
approximately 1700 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit
www.EXFO.com.
SOURCE EXFO INC.