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William Burns is Chief Executive Officer of the Communications Group. He is responsible for overall leadership strategy investments coordination of resources and leveraging Spirent’s breadth and depth of technology across all of our Communications Group’s business units.
Prior to this position Mr. Burns was Executive Vice President of the Communications Group also served as President Service Assurance Broadband and was responsible for global sales and corporate marketing across all divisions. In this role he drove critical business changes to improve profitability and grow market share.
Prior to joining Spirent in November 2004 he held several executive leadership positions at Tellabs Inc. including Senior Vice President Global Marketing Senior Vice President - Europe Middle East and Africa and Vice President - Competitive Service Provider Sales. In these roles Mr. Burns led the strategic planning marketing sales financial and operational efforts for multi-million dollar operations. Mr. Burns has been at the forefront of introducing new technologies to the market that delivers unique business value to customers.
Mr. Burns holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Pennsylvania State University a Business Administration degree from College Misericordia and a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University. | 