Tellabs appointed Lawrence A. (Larry) Rieger its acting chief financial officer (CFO),replacing Tom Minichiello, who resigned to become chief financial officer at Westell.
Rieger is a partner with Crowe Horwath LLP, and has worked closely with Tellabs since 2003. At Crowe Horwath since 2002, Rieger previously served as the managing partner and CEO of Crowe Horwath Global Risk Consulting Service.
Tellabs also announced the promotion of Michael Miles from director – finance to vice president – finance and chief accounting officer. Miles joined Tellabs in 2005, bringing experience from UTStarcom, CommWorks, 3Com, U.S. Robotics and other companies.
