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Exalt Communications Announces New Executive Appointments to Support Global Expansion and Product Demand
Michael Frausing Named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales; Rod Perry Named Vice President of Business Development; Robert Schlaefli Takes on Broader Role in Engineering and Operations
| Source: Exalt Communications
CAMPBELL, CA--(Marketwire - February 9, 2009) - To support its global expansion and respond to
increased demand for its licensed and license-exempt wireless backhaul
products, Exalt Communications today announced several executive
appointments. Mike Frausing has joined the company as senior vice
president, worldwide sales; Rod Perry has joined as vice president,
business development. Both Messrs. Frausing and Perry joined Exalt from LGC
Wireless, an ADC Company. Robert Schlaefli, who had been vice president of
the company's operations group, has been appointed to the expanded role of
vice president, engineering and operations.
"Exalt continues to attract world-class business and technology
professionals with deep experience in wireless and successful track
records, and we are extremely proud of the strength of our executive team,"
said Amir Zoufonoun, CEO of Exalt. "With Mike Frausing's expertise in
developing global sales organizations and Rod Perry's experience in global
business development, Exalt has a sales management team in place that can
provide the kind of leadership necessary to leverage our unique positioning
and build our global market share. Additionally, the expansion of Robert
Schlaefli's role to include responsibility for engineering creates greater
synergies between our engineering and operations groups, allowing us to
respond even more quickly to market demand for current and new products."
Mike Frausing, Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Mr. Frausing has over 25 years of industry experience successfully growing
revenues and leading strategic account acquisition with major wireless and
telecommunications service providers worldwide. He spent six years with LGC
Wireless as EVP, chief sales & marketing officer, where he grew revenues
from $12M to $100M, and leading to its acquisition by ADC. Prior to LGC,
Mr. Frausing spent 15 years with Ericsson in various senior sales
leadership positions selling to carriers worldwide, and focused on wireless
infrastructure sales and business development ranging from Land Mobile
Radio to CDMA and 3G technologies. Mr. Frausing has completed the
management program at Swedish Institute of Management.
Rod Perry, Vice President of Business Development
Mr. Perry has more than 25 years experience in various business development
and sales leadership roles, most recently as VP, global market development
at ADC (formerly LGC Wireless). Mr. Perry started with LGC in 1998 and was
instrumental in growing the company's annual revenues from zero to $100M.
Prior to LGC, Mr. Perry held sales, sales management and business
development roles at companies including Xerox, TMC Communications
(WorldCom), Octel (Lucent) and Call Dynamics. Mr. Perry brings extensive
international market insights and experience spanning Europe, Middle East,
Africa, and Latin America. He holds a BS in business administration from
Southern Utah University.
Robert Schlaefli, Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Mr. Schlaefli joined Exalt in October 2007 as vice president, operations.
He has over 25 years of experience in operations and general management for
high technology firms. Prior to Exalt, Mr. Schlaefli headed operations for
start-ups Teak Technologies and Loea Corporation, a manufacturer of E-Band
70/80GHz point-to-point digital radios. Previously, Mr. Schlaefli was the
vice president of Global Operations for Stratex Networks (now Harris
Stratex Networks) and served as vice president and general manager of DMC
Stratex Networks NZ Ltd. in Wellington, New Zealand. During his five years
with Stratex Networks, Mr. Schlaefli was responsible for revenues ranging
from $30M to $200M per year. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schlaefli served as
division president at Signal Technology specializing in the development and
manufacture of microwave products serving telecommunications and defense
markets. Mr. Schlaefli has completed the management program at AEA
Institute, Stanford University.
About Exalt Communications
Exalt Communications provides next generation wireless backhaul systems for
service providers and enterprises worldwide. Exalt products are designed to
solve the network bottlenecks associated with the growing demand for
IP-based voice, data and video applications and the resulting migration
from TDM to IP-based networks. With a flexible architecture and
technology-agnostic product platform covering multiple market segments,
Exalt provides a full range of carrier-class microwave radio systems that
meet the demand for a cost-effective and flexible alternative to fiber and
leased lines. For more information about Exalt Communications and its
portfolio of wireless backhaul products, please visit www.exaltcom.com.