Sharat Sinha to Lead Tellabs APAC Region

SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Tellabs named Sharat Sinha vice president, Asia Pacific sales. He will be based at Tellabs’ APAC headquarters in Singapore, and report to Roger Heinz, executive vice president-global sales and service.

Sinha brings over 17 years of telecom industry experience from Cisco, Ericsson and VSNL. Most recently, he served as Cisco’s managing director, service provider partners/channels for the Asia-Pacific region. His background includes leading sales teams, setting sales and marketing strategy, developing channels and speaking in industry forums.

“We’re delighted to bring Sharat’s deep experience to our Asia-Pacific region,” said Roger Heinz, Tellabs executive vice president-global sales and service. “He brings the right kind of experience to help service providers and channel partners succeed in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets.”

Sinha holds a Bachelor of Technology in electronics engineering from the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) and a Masters of Technology in industrial & management engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).

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