Bookham Appoints Telecommunications Industry Veteran Yves LeMaitre as Vice President of Telecommunication Sales and Vice President of Corporate Marketing
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San Jose, Calif., - February 11, 2008 - Bookham Inc., (Nasdaq: BKHM), a leading provider of high performance optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced the appointment of 20-year telecommunications industry veteran Yves LeMaitre as vice president of global sales for Bookham's telecommunications division and vice president of corporate marketing. Mr. LeMaitre, who will be based in Bookham's headquarters in San Jose, will be responsible for leading the Company's telecom sales team and corporate communications group.
"We are delighted to welcome Yves to the Bookham management team," said Adrian Meldrum, general manager of Bookham's telecommunications division. "His considerable experience and knowledge of the optical industry significantly strengthens the company and will help us to achieve our growth plans as we drive new products into our global customer base and keep recruiting new customers."
Prior to joining Bookham, Mr. LeMaitre held several executive level positions with Avanex Corp., most recently serving as Chief Marketing Officer in charge of worldwide sales and marketing. Previously, Mr. LeMaitre was president and chief executive officer of Lightconnect, a leading supplier of optical MEMS components and modules. In addition, Mr. LeMaitre worked for Alcatel and its joint venture with Sprint International in a variety of general management, senior marketing and engineering positions in the United States, France, the Netherlands and Italy.
Mr. LeMaitre graduated from Nantes University in France with a master's degree in mathematics and computer science. He also holds an engineering degree from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications (ENST) in Paris.
"I am excited about joining the Bookham team at an important time as the company continues to introduce new technology into the market and grows its extensive customer base," said Mr. LeMaitre. "We have the opportunity to increase market share through further penetration with the broad and vertically integrated Bookham product set and continue the drive towards profitability."
Mr. LeMaitre begins his role at Bookham immediately and will represent the Company at this year's OFC/NFOEC (booth #1334), taking place later this month at the San Diego Convention Center, February 24-28, 2008.
1. OFC/NFOEC is taking place at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif., February 24-28, 2008.
2. Bookham will be exhibiting at the OFC exhibition, February
26-28, 2008, at booth #1334
3. To arrange an interview with representatives of Bookham before
or during the show, please contact Howard Jones on howard@bcspr.co.uk or
+44 7980 772 285
4. For a high resolution image of Yves LeMaitre, please contact
howard@bcspr.co.uk
Contact Information:
Media
Julie Molloy
Bookham, Inc.
+44 (0) 7967 223 448
julie.molloy@bookham.com
Howard Jones
BCS Public Relations
+44 (0) 115 948 6901
howard@bcspr.co.uk
Investors
Jim Fanucchi
Summit IR Group Inc.
(408) 404-5400
ir@bookham.com
About Bookham
Bookham, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. The company's optical components, modules and subsystems are used in various applications and industries, including telecommunications, data communications, aerospace, industrial and military. Since 2002, the company has acquired the optical components businesses from Nortel Networks and Marconi, as well as Ignis Optics, Inc., the business of Cierra Photonics Inc., New Focus, Inc., and Onetta, Inc. The company has manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, Canada, China and Switzerland; and offices in the US, UK, Canada, France and Italy and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide. More information on Bookham, Inc.
is available at bookham.com
