Vytran Hires Fernando Terceiro as European Sales Manager


Morganville, New Jersey, Oct. 5, 2011 - Vytran, an innovative supplier of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, has hired Fernando Terceiro as its European Sales Manager. Fernando brings Vytran more than 15 years combined experience in technical customer support, business development and sales management-particularly in the optical fiber splicing business.

"We're happy to welcome Fernando Terceiro to Vytran," said Jean-Michel Pelaprat, Vytran president and CEO. "Fernando brings a strong knowledge of the specialty fiber splicer market and significant experience developing that business in Europe. He has a proven track record of managing a sales team as well as a large number of distributors. He is also very focused on customer care, which fits well with Vytran's goal of providing support from the sales process through the lifetime of our product at a customer's facility."

Fernando joins Vytran from marine data services and products company ChartCo Ltd., where he was channel manager. He has also been United Kingdom and Ireland sales director for Draka Communications. Prior, Fernando spent nearly eight years as the United Kingdom, Europe and Middle East sales manager for Fujikura Europe, Ltd., where he developed the company's optical fusion splicing business. Fernando earned a B.A. in business studies from The Open University and holds several certifications in project management and sales.

"It's with excitement that I join Vytran," said Fernando Terceiro. "Vytran leads this market with unique technology and application experience that is often the envy of its competitors and that makes Vytran the benchmark to aspire to."

About Vytran

Vytran is an innovative supplier of semi-automated and fully automated fiber fusion splicing and glass processing solutions for the telecom, fiber laser, sensing, medical, aerospace, and specialty fiber products markets. Vytran technologies are designed to reduce customers' risk, speed their products to market, and lower their cost of ownership. The company's patented filament fusion technology is paired with industry-leading machine monitoring and control capabilities to provide process control unattainable with other fusion splicing methods. These technologies, along with innovations in fiber cleaving, recoating and proof testing, make Vytran a leader in reliable, precision equipment for high-volume optical fiber assembly and specialty fiber processing. Vytran is part of the NKT Photonics Group.

For more information about Vytran, LLC, please visit www.vytran.com or email info@vytran.com.

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