CRAWLEY, UK, Nov. 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SPIRENT PLC
SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT
London, UK - 15 November 2004: Spirent plc (LSE:SPT) (NYSE:SPM), a leading communications technology company, today announces that Mr William (Bill) Burns has been appointed President of the Service Assurance division of Spirent Communications with immediate effect.
Mr Burns (37) was previously Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Tellabs, Inc., a leading US network equipment manufacturer. At Tellabs, Mr Burns was responsible for global marketing, product strategy and technology as well as marketing communications. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa for Tellabs, based in the UK, and held several senior sales management and sales engineering positions at the company.
In his role at Spirent Mr Burns will report directly to the Chief Executive. He will be responsible for the globalisation, growth and strategic direction of the Service Assurance division which provides network monitoring and management systems to telecoms service providers.
Commenting on the appointment, Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive, said:
"Bill has over 15 years' experience in the telecoms industry and a track record of growing and leading teams focused on launching products and winning customers. I believe he has the right skill set to address the challenges that lie ahead for us in the Service Assurance division as we extend our capabilities in the IP services sector and globalise the business. We are all looking forward to working with him."
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Spirent is a leading communications technology company focused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. Our Network Products business is a developer and manufacturer of innovative solutions for fastening, identification, protection and connectivity in electrical and communications networks marketed under the global brand HellermannTyton. The Systems group comprises PG Drives Technology which develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in the mobility and industrial markets. Further information about Spirent plc can be found at www.spirent.com
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