Michael Thurk has served as a Director of the Company since May 2007. Mr. Thurk is Chief Operating Officer of Avaya a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses. Thurk has more than 30 years of data and telecommunications experience including management positions at Ericsson Digital Equipment and several U.S. data communications companies. At Ericsson he was Executive Vice President Data Backbone and Optical Networks Division. Before his assignment with Ericsson he was president of Boston-based Xyplex Networks a network equipment developer. Thurk was senior vice president for two years with General DataComm with responsibility for marketing and service. Prior to that he worked for 14 years with Digital Equipment in senior roles and as a vice president responsible for enterprise network and telecommunications related businesses. He began his career at GTE. |