• Passionate and seasoned Marketing, Product Management and Business Development leader with an excellent track record of building businesses from ground up as well as managing established ventures with large P&L up to $1B• Proven ability to build, restructure and lead high-performance teams worldwide in healthy as well as in challenging economic times (US, Canada, China, Europe)• Skilled in managing executive level relationships with customers, strategic partners and suppliers. Excellent communication skills with experience in board level interactions.• Deep knowledge in many segments of the global optical communications market including Datacenters, Radio Access, Broadband Access, Cable and Transport Networks. Managed broad product portfolios ranging from advanced silicon photonics transceivers to FTTx and WDM platforms. • Direct experience in working with OEMs, Operators and Standards Bodies in defining new optical system and module architectures.• In depth knowledge of full product life cycle, S&OP and strategic planning processes and experience in leading cross-functional teams including product development, supply chain, operations, legal and finance to build a business from innovative product concept through ramp into mass production.• Strong cross-cultural skills with bilingual fluency in English & German, conversational French & Spanish, and solid understanding of different Asian business cultures• Ph.D. in Applied Physics, Executive Business Education