Symmetricom Announces New Executive Vice President for Government Business Unit
August 06 2010 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise
time and frequency technologies, today announced that Daniel
Scharre has been promoted to executive vice president, general
manager of the company’s Government Business Unit. Previously, he
was vice president, marketing and business development of the same
unit.
In his new position, Scharre is responsible for overseeing the
growth and management of the company’s time and frequency
technology products that target the government, enterprise,
science, aerospace and defense industries. He reports to
Symmetricom president and CEO, Dave Côté.
“Dan has an exceptional track record with his more than 20 years
experience in growing technology companies, and we’re fortunate to
have him as part of our Symmetricom team,” said Dave Côté,
president and CEO. “Under his leadership, Symmetricom will be able
to identify and execute on new market opportunities for customers
who demand the most reliable and rigorous timing and frequency
control products.”
Scharre has significant experience in a variety of technology
companies in the communications and defense industries. Prior to
joining Symmetricom last April, Scharre was CEO of Calient
Networks, San Jose, Calif., from 2007 to 2009. Prior roles include
serving as CEO at Larscom and also at LOEA. He was also a business
unit director at Loral Western Development Labs.
“I look forward to working with the Government team to bring new
and exciting solutions to our customers,” said Scharre. “The need
for precise timing products is growing across markets and
Symmetricom has the products and track record to meet that need.
I’m excited about this new opportunity to provide a valuable
contribution to the company.”
Scharre holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, a Ph.D in
physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor
of Science degree in physics from the California Institute of
Technology.
About Symmetricom, Inc.
Symmetricom (NASDAQ: SYMM), a world leader in precise time
solutions, sets the world’s standard for time. The company
generates, distributes and applies precise time for the
communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure, and metrology
industries. Symmetricom’s customers, from communications service
providers and network equipment
manufacturers to governments and
their suppliers worldwide, are able to build more
reliable networks and systems by using the company’s advanced
timing technologies, atomic clocks, services and solutions.
All products support today’s precise timing
standards, including GPS-based timing, IEEE 1588 (PTP),
Network Time Protocol (NTP), Synchronous Ethernet and
DOCSIS® timing. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with
offices worldwide. For more information, visit:
www.symmetricom.com.
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