WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Telephotonics Inc., an emerging leader in highly integrated optical components for the optical networking industry- today announced the appointment of Michael Rodensky as Vice President of Sales. Rodensky brings more than 17 years of component sales and engineering experience to his role on Telephotonics' executive management team. He reports directly to William Giudice, President and CEO of Telephotonics. Rodensky is responsible for Telephotonics' worldwide sales efforts including the management and development of the company's sales organization, and establishing regional sales offices. He will lead the aggressive growth of Telephotonics' field sales staff, and rapid expansion into European and international markets. "Michael Rodensky has a proven track record for penetrating and quickly growing markets for a wide range of systems components," said William Giudice, President and CEO, Telephotonics Inc. "Michael's combination of strong sales management skills and in-depth knowledge of components and systems level technologies will help Telephotonics maintain its design win momentum in North America and expand our presence in key international markets." Telephotonics Inc.