FlexLight Hires Sales and Marketing VPFlexLight Hires Sales and Marketing VP

Rick Sequerth, previously VP of sales and service for Crescent Networks, has been named VP of sales and marketing at FlexLight

January 21, 2004

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ATLANTA, Ga. -- FlexLight Networks has appointed Rick Sequerth as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. An optical access pioneer delivering the industry's first Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) solution for the last mile, FlexLight will benefit from Sequerth's 17 years of global telecommunications and high-tech sales experience.

"I am looking forward to driving FlexLight's sales and marketing strategies to increase customer traction in the service provider market," said Sequerth. "My appointment to FlexLight represents an exciting and motivating challenge to ensure the company continues to succeed in this highly competitive environment."

Prior to joining FlexLight, Sequerth was VP of Sales and Service for Crescent Networks and has also fulfilled sales management roles with companies including Air Fiber Inc., Centigram Communications, Stratacom/Cisco and Primary Access, in addition to being responsible for closing deals with the likes of Bell Atlantic, Sprint and BellSouth. Rick has also built up experience in managing non-sales activities such as fundraising, mergers and acquisition initiatives, and partnership programmes with major OEMs, VARs and market accelerators.

"Rick has focused on the service provider market throughout his career, during which time he has developed a valuable knowledge base and in-depth understanding of the functional and operational side of this market," said Gary Lee, CEO, FlexLight Networks. "Rick will no doubt prove to be an invaluable asset to FlexLight and key to the company's success, and I am delighted to welcome him on board."

FlexLight Networks Inc.

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