Milpitas, Calif., May 17, 2007 -- JDSU today announced that Helmut Berg has been appointed to lead its Communications Test & Measurement business, replacing John Peeler who has announced his plans to leave the company in June.
Berg has served JDSU CommTest for 14 years in a variety of senior executive positions, most recently as senior vice president of its Lab & Production product division. Berg will now report to Kevin Kennedy, JDSU’s president and chief executive officer, and will oversee the Communications Test and Measurement senior management team.
Since joining the company in 1993, Helmut has led the conceptualization and development of some of JDSU’s most successful test and measurement innovations and managed every product line across its Lab & Production, Field Service and Service Assurance Solutions portfolio. He also served on the Board of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).
“We are very pleased to have the established leadership and experience of Helmut Berg managing JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business as we continue to capitalize on our strong market leadership in this segment,” said Kennedy. “We also want to thank John Peeler for his dedication, significant contributions and years of service and support of JDSU.”
“I am proud to have been a part of this great team and look forward to taking on new challenges in a new industry,” said Peeler. “I leave JDSU’s Communications Test and Measurement business knowing that it is in good hands and well positioned to build on its long history of test and measurement innovation and leadership.”
About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is the leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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