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| Santur
Corporation Adds Julian Osinski as VP, Product Marketing |
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FREMONT,
California – August 19, 2002 – Santur
Corporation, a vertically integrated manufacturer of optical
components for telecommunications, has named Julian Osinski
as VP, Product Marketing. Dr. Osinski has 18 years of
experience in the optical components field, most recently
in product management roles at SDL and JDS Uniphase.
Previously, Dr. Osinski managed diverse lines of high
volume diode laser products into the medical, printing,
materials processing, data storage, and telecommunications
markets. Following the merger of SDL with JDS Uniphase,
he managed the product launch of 14xx pump lasers for
Raman amplification systems.
"Dr. Osinski’s first-hand experience in managing
new product launches, ramps, and margins in highly competitive
environments meshes well with our needs as we position
ourselves for the future," commented Santur CEO Richard
Craig. "He will help ensure we are building the right
products at the right time and the right price, and his
technical depth allows good communication with the customer
at all levels."
Dr. Osinski obtained his Ph.D. from USC in the field of
semiconductor lasers in 1992, and was a founding member
of Bellcore, currently Telcordia Technologies. "I
am excited to face the challenges of the marketplace with
a first-rate team of people, and a world-class technology
and product platform," said Dr. Osinski.
About Santur Corporation
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Santur Corporation
is a vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance
tunable lasers. Santur was founded in November 2000 and
has gathered world-class expertise in the fields of optical
device design and packaging. Founders and employees include
individuals with decades of combined experience in designing,
manufacturing, and managing high-reliability laser products
for use in the telecommunications industry. A completely
configured clean room with MOCVD capability, advanced
lithography, and thin-film tools is used to fabricate
state-of-the-art components. Santur’s packaging
facility is tooled to carry out the low-cost packaging
process. Investors in the privately-held company include
Sequoia Capital (www.sequoiacap.com),
Menlo Ventures (www.menloventures.com),
and Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (www.tweisel.com).
For further information, contact Santur Corporation at
40931 Encyclopedia Circle, Fremont, CA 94538; or visit
the website at www.santurcorp.com.
About Sequoia Capital
Since 1972, Sequoia Capital has provided startup venture
capital for entrepreneurs who want to turn ideas into
companies. As the "Entrepreneurs Behind the Entrepreneurs",
Sequoia Capital's Partners have worked with innovators
such as Sandy Lerner and Len Bozack of Cisco Systems,
Jerry Yang and David Filo of Yahoo!, Gaurav Garg of Redback
Networks, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Dan Warmenhoven
of Network Appliance, T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor,
Lou Tomasetta of Vitesse Semiconductor, Steve Jobs of
Apple Computer and Larry Ellison of Oracle. The companies
organized by Sequoia Capital now account for about 10%
of the value of NASDAQ. To learn more about Sequoia Capital,
visit www.sequoiacap.com.
About Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures has spent the past 26 years helping visionary
leaders turn technical innovations into world-class companies.
Menlo has over $2.7 billion under management in nine venture
capital funds, and currently focuses their investments
in the areas of communications, software, Internet, semiconductors
and computer hardware. The Menlo Ventures team is a group
of investment professionals with hundreds of years of
collective experience in technology, marketing, sales
and general management. Their combined knowledge and expertise
support emerging growth companies in achieving their maximum
potential. For more information about Menlo Ventures,
visit www.menloventures.com.
About Thomas Weisel Venture Partners
Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP) is an early stage
venture capital fund that invests in emerging technology
infrastructure and services companies in the high growth
communications, software and Internet sectors. The fund
is co-managed by partners Andy Sessions and Dave Crowder.
To learn more about Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, visit
www.tweisel.com.
Contact: Gurinder Parhar
Vice President, Business Development
Santur Corporation
Phone: (510) 933-4100 ext. 226
Fax: (510) 656-7563
E-mail: marketing@santurcorp.com
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