BILLERICA, Mass. and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. -- Polatis Inc., a leading manufacturer of optical switches, today announced the appointment of three senior executives to its international sales force as it strives to meet growing demand for high performance optical switch technology.

Stuart Santoro, previously Vice President of Sales at Opvista, joins Polatis as Director of Telco Sales, North America, driving sales of the company’s compact latching switch and other fibre switching products. Sean Gordon, formerly with Foxcom Ltd, joins Polatis as Director of Sales, Video/Broadcast worldwide, and Philip Benguhe, formerly of DiCon Fiberoptics, joins as Director of Sales, Defense and Federal sector.

“We have increased our market share across a range of sectors as customers deploy optical switches to manage networks and better utilize fibre assets,” said Dr Aaron Bent, VP Sales and Marketing at Polatis. “The performance and reliability of our technologies creates a unique offering for the telecoms, broadcast and Defence sectors that has seen a significant increase in sales in the last 12 months.

“All three sales directors bring invaluable expertise to the company and will allow us to continue to capitalise on the ever-increasing demand for the highest quality optical switching products,” concluded Bent.

Polatis Inc.