Satish
Lakshmanan brings extensive cloud and networking expertise
to lead Lumen's transformation and growth in 2024
DENVER, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies
(NYSE: LUMN) has named Dr. Satish
Lakshmanan as its new Chief Product Officer. Dr. Lakshmanan
will lead Lumen's corporate strategy and product portfolio,
continuing to innovate network and advanced services to help
customers thrive in today's digital economy. He will report to
Lumen CEO Kate Johnson.
"We are thrilled to welcome Satish to Lumen," said Johnson. "He
is a visionary leader with a deep understanding of the evolving
network needs and challenges of enterprise customers in the digital
era. Satish has a wealth of experience in building and scaling
world-class products and services, leveraging Gen AI to accelerate
digital transformations. His experience, knowledge, and leadership
style are a perfect match for Lumen as we disrupt the telecom
industry by delighting customers with effortless digital
experiences."
Dr. Lakshmanan comes to Lumen from Amazon Web Services (AWS)
where he was the global leader for Artificial Intelligence
Services. At AWS, he generated and delivered new revenue streams
across major industries and segments improving existing revenue
channels and setting global revenue targets aligned with goals and
objectives. He also held various product leadership roles at
NetApp, Western Digital, QLogic, and Texas Instruments and has a
doctorate in chemical engineering.
"It is a privilege and pleasure to join Lumen, a company at the
forefront of delivering innovative and customer-focused solutions
that will disrupt the industry," said Dr. Lakshmanan. "Lumen has a
unique and differentiated network infrastructure, a strong and
diverse customer base, and a talented and passionate team. I look
forward to working with them to create and deliver products and
services that will help our customers achieve their goals and
unlock new possibilities."
About Lumen Technologies:
Lumen connects the world. We
are igniting business growth by connecting people, data, and
applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Everything we
do at Lumen takes advantage of our network strength. From metro
connectivity to long-haul data transport to our edge cloud,
security, and managed service capabilities, we meet our customers'
needs today and as they build for tomorrow. For news and insights
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