18 January 2017

Kaiam recruits former PLM director at Lumentum/JDSU as VP of sales

Kaiam Corp of Newark, CA, USA - a private company founded in 2009 commercializing hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology for pluggable optical transceivers in data-centers - says that Sherwin Cabatic has joined it as vice president of sales, leading the global sales team and reporting to president & CEO Dr Bardia Pezeshki.

"Kaiam is continuing its rapid sales growth and customer base expansion," says Pezeshki. "Sherwin brings a wealth of industry experience, market knowledge, and relationships that are a great fit for our organization and the global markets we serve," he adds.

"The data-center optical interconnect space is incredibly dynamic, driven by strong fundamentals," notes Cabatic. "Kaiam is well positioned with the right products, technology, and team."

Cabatic has been in the industry for over 20 years, and has served in leadership roles at New Focus, Bookham, and Opnext; most recently coming from Lumentum/JDSU, where he was the PLM director for the datacom business. He has a BSME in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University and an MS-MSE, Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

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