Infinera hires Nick Walden as senior vice-president, sales

NEW DELHI: Intelligent transport solutions provider Infinera has appointed Nick Walden as Senior Vice-President of Sales, EMEA.

He will be responsible for leading Infinera's sales activities in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) markets.

Walden comes with 20 years of industry insight and experience gained through a range of leadership positions. He has achieved transformational business outcomes with customers across the EMEA telecommunications sector.

Walden previously served as Vice-President and Managing Director for Ciena's Regional Carrier Business in EMEA. Prior to that, Walden served in numerous capacities at Ciena for 14 years including his role as the Regional Managing Director leading the Northern Europe business across service provider, partner and enterprise markets.

"We are excited to have Nick join our team and lead our sales effort in EMEA," said Bob Jandro, Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Sales at Infinera.

"With the recent completion of Infinera's offer for the shares of Transmode, we have an end-to-end product portfolio for our customers, including long-haul, subsea, Cloud and metro. We look forward to Nick's leadership and focus on strategic growth in EMEA."