FREMONT, CA – May 12, 2008 – Santur Corporation, the leading manufacturer of reliable tunable laser products for the global telecommunications industry, today announced the appointment of Sabeur Siala to Vice President of Engineering.  Sabeur’s leadership will be an essential part of Santur’s commitment to advancing new product release and operational performance to the next level.   

Sabeur joins Santur with an impressive track record of highly relevant experience in the telecommunications industry.  Most recently, he was Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing for Redfern Integrated Optics.   Before Redfern, Sabeur played key management roles in engineering and operations with K2 Optronics (acquired by Emcore).  He was with SDL (acquired by JDSU), crossing paths with Santur CTO, Bardia Pezeshki, before co-founding LuxN (acquired by Sorrento/Zhone Technology).

 “I am very excited to have someone with Sabeur’s depth of experience join our team during this time of rapid growth,” said Paul Meissner, CEO of Santur.  “His proven track record driving rapid productization of innovative technology will be critical to the success of Santur’s focus on new products and operating excellence.”

 “Santur is about scalable technology that addresses the pain points in future communications systems,” said Sabeur.  “I am pleased to be part of an extraordinary team during this next phase of high growth and technology leadership.”