Press Releases
02 February 2005
Circadiant Appoints My Chung Chief Executive Officer
Fast growth spurs appointment of My Chung, formerly Group President of Spirent Communications, to lead Circadiant through expansion..
Allentown PA - Circadiant Systems, Inc., the real-world optical testing
company, today announced that My Chung has been named President
and CEO. A 28-year veteran of the computing and telecommunications
test industries, Mr. Chung has extensive experience in growing
companies from early market inception to market leadership.
John
French, co-founder and previous CEO, was named Executive Vice
President. "I
look forward to working closely with My. We decided to bolster
Circadiant's executive team at this time due to the growth in demand
for real-world optical test equipment. My has an exceptional track
record of growing companies and a strong command of the communications
test equipment market."
"I am excited to be part of this rapidly growing company," said
Mr. Chung. "It is being propelled by the major optical testing
trend to require the use of real-world optical signals to certify
high-speed routers and switches, thus ensuring network interoperability
and high reliability."
Mr. Chung brings a highly successful international and
domestic track record to Circadiant, including his recent
accomplishments as Executive Director and Group President of Spirent
Communications, adivision of Spirent plc (LSE:SPT; NYSE:SPM), where
he was instrumental in transforming the company from a diversified
conglomerate to a top-tier communications test equipment player.
Prior to joining Spirent, My spent 11 years at TTC (now Acterna),
a market leader in communication test systems, where his contributions
were key to themarketing and sales successes of the company. Before
joining TTC, Mr. Chung held various sales, systems engineering
and account management positions within divisions of Hewlett-Packard
which have become Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A).
"Circadiant is the market leader in 10 Gigabit Ethernet
real-world optical testing," said Mike Burns of TL Ventures. "My's
vision, experience in the certification and testing industry
and market savvy will be invaluable in growing Circadiant's
market leadership."
About Circadiant Systems, Inc.
Led by test industry veterans and staffed by a team of distinguished physicists
and engineers, Circadiant is a privately-held company based in Allentown, PA.
The company provides optical component developers, network equipment manufacturers,
and telecom service providers with award-winning test systems. Circadiant’s
Optical Standards Testers generate real-world optical test signals that greatly
improve network reliability and interoperability. Circadiant received venture
funding from EnerTech Capital, Intel Capital, PA Early Stage, and TL Ventures.
Media Contacts:
John French
Circadiant Systems, Inc.
610.871.0500 x101
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