Accedian announces new R&D head as part of international growth plans

MONTREAL - Accedian Networks has named former Ciena exec Martin Labelle as vice-president of Research and Development.The network performance assurance provider said Monday that Labelle (pictured) will lead technology and new product development by its R&D teams in Montreal, Sweden, and Vietnam."As our company continues to expand internationally and win more network operators and enterprise customers, Martin will play a key role in driving the development of new products and solutions, and positioning Accedian as an innovator and an intellectual property leader”, said CEO Patrick Ostiguy, in the announcement. “Martin's R&D expertise and proven track record in developing and bringing...