The board of directors of Vecima Networks Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Sumit Kumar as CEO of the company effective August 1, 2013. Sumit has been with Vecima since 1995 in various roles of increasing responsibility, including as Vice President, Corporate Strategy from 2006 to 2009, Executive Vice President from 2009 to 2011, and President since 2011. This appointment completes a multi-year process of succession planning and preparation for the retirement of the company's current CEO, Dr. Surinder Kumar. Surinder will remain as non-executive Chairman of the Board. The company's COO, Dr. Hugh Wood, has announced his intention to retire at the end of July. Hugh has been working a reduced schedule for the past few years. Over time, his day-to-day responsibilities have been transferred to Marshall Sali ­ Senior Vice President, Operations. Mr. Sali has been with
Vecima in the role of Director of Operations from 2008 to 2009 and as Senior Vice President, Operations since 2009. Dr. Wood will continue on as a member of the Board of Directors. In addition to these management changes, the company announced the appointment of Dean Rockwell to its board of directors. Mr. Rockwell is an experienced leader of technology-intensive businesses and has 23 years of experience in the areas of general
management, sales & marketing, product management, research and development, and operations.