February 11, 2004 1 min read

Tellabs Names Krish Prabhu as CEO

Krish
Prabhu was appointed president and CEO of Tellabs. Michael
J. Birck, a company founder and CEO of Tellabs for 27 of
its 29 year history, continues as chairman of the board.

Prabhu, 49, previously served as chief operating officer
of Alcatel Telecom and CEO of Alcatel USA. Prabhu began
his telecommunications career in 1980 with AT&T’s Bell
Laboratories as a member of the technical staff. In 1984,
he joined Rockwell International’s Network Transmission
Division, which was acquired by Alcatel in 1991. He served
as president of Alcatel Broadband Products for Alcatel
Europe in 1995, until being promoted to CEO of Alcatel USA
in 1997. In 1999, he was named chief operating officer of
Alcatel Telecom. In 2001, Prabhu became a venture partner
in Morgenthaler Ventures, a venture capital firm based in
Menlo Park, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.

http://www.tellabs.com

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