HAYWARD, Calif.--()--Glimmerglass, the leading supplier of intelligent optical layer management solutions, today announced the appointment of Bernd Schilp to Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective immediately. Mr. Schilp will report to Robert Lundy, Glimmerglass President and CEO.
“As we manage a wide array of exciting opportunities throughout EMEA, it is critical that we position a seasoned veteran in the region to lead our sales initiatives”
“As we manage a wide array of exciting opportunities throughout EMEA, it is critical that we position a seasoned veteran in the region to lead our sales initiatives,” said Robert Lundy, CEO of Glimmerglass. “A veteran sales executive in both Fortune 500 and early stage ventures, Bernd is an excellent addition to our global sales team.”
Prior to his appointment at Glimmerglass, Mr. Schilp served as Vice President of Sales for EMEA at UTStarcom Inc., where he built the company’s sales organization from inception to tens-of-millions of US dollars in revenues. As Vice President of Sales for EMEA at OpVista Inc., he helped scale the services and sales force to significantly increase revenues. Previously he served as Managing Director for Central and Eastern European Sales at Zhone Technologies and as the Managing Director for Central European Sales at Lucent/Ascend Communications. He has also held senior sales roles with Silicon Graphics and Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Schilp has a Masters Degree in Engineering and an MBA from University Heilbronn, Germany.
About Glimmerglass
Glimmerglass is the leading supplier of intelligent optical layer management solutions. Customers worldwide deploy Glimmerglass purely optical, photonic systems to rapidly and remotely create, monitor, and reconfigure optical paths in networks supporting intelligence and defense agencies, telecommunications service providers, lawful interception and enterprise data networks. Glimmerglass systems enable customers to remotely manage large optical networks in real time, reducing OPEX, enabling faster time-to-service and increasing network availability while providing investment protection. For further information, please visit www.glimmerglass.com.
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