FlexLight Networks has appointed Rick Sequerth as vice president of sales and marketing. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
Sequerth has 17 years of global telecommunications and high-tech sales experience.
"I am looking forward to driving FlexLight's sales and marketing strategies to increase customer traction in the service provider market," says Sequerth. "My appointment to FlexLight represents an exciting and motivating challenge to ensure the company continues to succeed in this highly competitive environment."
Prior to joining FlexLight, Sequerth was vice president of sales and service for Crescent Networks and has also fulfilled sales management roles with companies including Air Fiber Inc., Centigram Communications, Stratacom/Cisco and Primary Access. He has also been responsible for closing deals with the likes of Bell Atlantic, Sprint and BellSouth. Sequerth has also built up experience in managing non-sales activities such as fund raising, mergers and acquisition initiatives and partnership programs with major OEMs, VARs and market accelerators.
"Rick has focused on the service provider market throughout his career, during which time he has developed a valuable knowledge base and in-depth understanding of the functional and operational side of this market," says Gary Lee, CEO, FlexLight Networks. "Rick will no doubt prove to be an invaluable asset to FlexLight and key to the company's success, and I am delighted to welcome him on board."
FlexLight's Optimate suite of GPON products is now in trials and deployment with large service provider customers around the world. The products are based on the new ITU-T GPON standards known as G.984.x, and economically deliver Ethernet and TDM access solutions for fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) applications traditionally served by SONET / SDH or point-to-point fiber solutions.
For more information visit www.flexlight-networks.com.
