Kotura Adds a VP

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. -- As the market for silicon photonics heats up, silicon photonics innovator Kotura, Inc. has appointed Samir Desai as vice president of business development to oversee expansion of Kotura's strategic relationships and business development activities in the rapidly expanding market of optical interconnects. Desai brings to Kotura well-rounded expertise in business development, strategic marketing/sales and account management in the enterprise optics market.

"Samir's extensive experience in enterprise optics makes him a great fit for Kotura," said Jean-Louis Malinge, president and CEO of Kotura. "At a time when all of the key market players are evaluating the tradeoffs between electrical and optical interconnects, Samir will be instrumental in expanding our partnerships and strategic relationships in the data center and high performance computing markets."

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