| Krish Prabhu was appointed president and CEO of Tellabs. Michael J. Birck, a company founder and CEO of Tellabs for 27 of its 29 year history, continues as chairman of the board. Prabhu, 49, previously served as chief operating officer of Alcatel Telecom and CEO of Alcatel USA. Prabhu began his telecommunications career in 1980 with AT&T's Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff. In 1984, he joined Rockwell International's Network Transmission Division, which was acquired by Alcatel in 1991. He served as president of Alcatel Broadband Products for Alcatel Europe in 1995, until being promoted to CEO of Alcatel USA in 1997. In 1999, he was named chief operating officer of Alcatel Telecom. In 2001, Prabhu became a venture partner in Morgenthaler Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, and Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.tellabs.com |  |
