APRIL 12, 2004, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA—Calix
today announced the addition of John Colvin to its executive staff as vice
president of North American field operations. As Calix expands its ILEC
customer base, Colvin will guide all customer-facing aspects of the
business—including direct and indirect sales, customer support, and field
marketing—in this vital new position. Colvin was most recently senior director
of business development at Cisco Systems [NASDAQ: CSCO], where he helped drive
overall sales strategy and portfolio direction in the global service provider
market. Colvin joined Cisco in November 1999, via the acquisition of Cerent
Corporation, and has held a variety of roles in service provider sales covering
the optical and wireline networking spaces.
"As we accelerate our business ramp it is critical that we retain senior executives
capable of managing our unique customer-focused organizational structure,"
stated Calix president and CEO Carl Russo. "John's proven track record with
both mid-size and large telecom equipment companies, as well as his lengthy and
successful experience addressing the needs of service providers, gives Calix
exactly the right fit in rounding out our executive team."
"I am truly excited to join a team that has enjoyed
significant customer traction in an important market segment," said Colvin.
"With the evolution of service provider access networks from circuit to packet,
narrowband to broadband and copper to fiber, Calix represents a potential
breakaway opportunity in this rapidly growing space."
Colvin has held numerous senior management positions during
his twenty year career in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Cisco he
served as director of national account sales for Cerent Corporation, where he
was responsible for all ILEC and IXC accounts. Before Cerent, Colvin was
AT&T account vice president at Alcatel [NYSE: ALA]; during his tenure with Alcatel he
primarily focused on the transmission and cross-connect family of products.
Colvin joined Alcatel through its acquisition of Rockwell International
Corporation where he was a systems engineer.
Prior to Rockwell, Colvin served as an engineer at NEC America where he was
responsible for the development and introduction of next-generation
transmission systems. Colvin earned his BSEE from Texas A&M University.
About Calix
Calix is a leading supplier of telecommunications solutions designed to simplify all
aspects of voice, data, and video service delivery to business and residential
subscribers for local exchange carriers of all sizes. Providing extensive
optical and metallic density, unprecedented access system capacity and
functional headroom, advanced management and provisioning capabilities, and
broad service flexibility, the packet-based Calix C7 platform has
been deployed in over 110 service provider networks throughout North America.
More information about Calix can be found at www.calix.com.
For additional information contact:
Jacquelyn Dara
Calix
W: 707-766-3337
M: 415-572-3272
jdara@calix.com
