Lantronix, a global provider of smart connectivity solutions
that enable business and technology professionals to access any device,
announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Kurt Busch as president and
chief executive officer.
Prior to joining the company, Busch served in senior
leadership positions at Mindspeed Technologies. Most recently, he served as
senior vice president and general manager for the company’s high performance
analog division.
Under Busch’s leadership, the division launched 40 products
during his tenure that yielded substantially increased revenues and expanded
demand for the company’s products across broad markets including carrier,
enterprise data center, surveillance and professional video.
Since 1990, Busch has worked in the networking
communications industry. His experience includes business development roles at
Analog Devices (ADI) as well as roles in engineering, sales, marketing and
general management at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Intel (INTC), and
two start-ups.
“Kurt’s more than 20 years of progressive and
successful technology industry leadership makes him the ideal candidate to lead
Lantronix
at this time,” said Thomas Wittenschlaeger, chairman, Lantronix.
The entire Board of Directors feel fortunate to have
identified and recruited so quickly a highly qualified candidate who has the
broad and current experience in device networking, product management, technological
innovation and corporate development.
The reduction in size and cost of the board, the appointment
of proven technology leadership and a renewed commitment to innovation and
execution on matters ranging from product evolution to IP to market execution
all represent a refocus aimed towards reasserting and growing Lantronix’
competitive advantage as a leader in the device networking marketplace.
“With a well-established reputation in the device
networking solutions market, a strong global distribution channel and
world-class engineering team, I believe that Lantronix represents a tremendous
opportunity. My focus will be on leveraging the company’s core assets to grow
Lantronix’s market share in the expanding M2M space and deliver improved value to
our shareholders,” said Busch.
Recently, Lantronix announced that Quadlogic selected its UDS1100
Ethernet device server to enable serial-to-Ethernet conversion in its metering
systems, to offer remote access, monitoring and control of its energy metering
technology over Ethernet, improving communication and reducing support costs
for its customers.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
