Luna Innovations Names Brian Soller Chief Operating Officer
28 Abril 2021 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA) today announced that
Brian J. Soller has been appointed as the company’s new Chief
Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Soller will support
President and CEO, Scott A. Graeff, in developing the company’s
strategy and executing Luna’s vision to “Enable the Future with
Fiber”. In this new position, Soller will play a crucial role in
developing and implementing the company’s strategic plan, including
a focus on optimizing operational efficiency to continue to drive
sustainable, profitable growth.
“Brian is a well-recognized and respected thought leader within
the fiber optic world,” said Scott Graeff, President and CEO of
Luna Innovations. “I have had the pleasure of working with Brian
closely for nearly twenty years, and his guidance, experience and
leadership have been instrumental to Luna’s growth. With a strong
strategic mindset and vision, combined with a sharp focus on
operational excellence, he is uniquely qualified to drive strategic
prioritization and accountability within the company.”
Graeff continued, “The Board and I strongly believe this is the
right time to appoint a position of this level as we prepare for
robust growth. We’ve worked hard to establish a strong, scalable
foundation for this organization, which positions us well to
execute the necessary strategic moves – including M&A – to
support a focus on our fiber optic capabilities. Brian’s breadth of
industry knowledge, decades-long proven track record, and unique
mix of business and management expertise make him the perfect
candidate to lead Luna’s operations into the future.”
“There is no doubt in my mind of the scale of opportunities we
have ahead of us, and I am excited to take on this new role within
Luna,” said Soller. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside
Scott, our Board of Directors, and our global teams to grow the
company and foster a culture of integrity and accountability.”
Soller has more than two decades of experience and has held
numerous executive and leadership roles, most recently as Senior
Vice President and General Manager of Lightwave, the largest
division within Luna. In this role, he has overseen all aspects of
the division’s product strategy and development, sales, marketing
and manufacturing operations. Early in his career, Soller
co-developed the instrumentation for fiber optic devices
manufactured by Luna today. He has multiple patents in optics with
an expertise in the interferometric measurement field. He received
bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and physics from the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a doctoral degree from the University of
Rochester’s Institute of Optics.
About Luna Luna Innovations,
Incorporated (www.lunainc.com) is a leader in optical technology,
providing unique capabilities in high-performance, fiber
optic-based, test products for the telecommunications industry and
distributed fiber optic-based sensing for the aerospace and
automotive industries. Luna is organized into two business
segments, which work closely together to turn ideas into products:
Lightwave and Luna Labs. Luna’s business model is designed to
accelerate the process of bringing new and innovative technologies
to market.
Forward-Looking Statements
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constitute “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include
Luna’s expectations regarding business growth and success and
financial results. Management cautions the reader that these
forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to
a number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and
actual results, performance, and/or achievements of Luna may differ
materially from the future results, performance, and/or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements as a result of a number of factors. These factors
include, without limitation, changes in market needs and
technological challenges and other risks and uncertainties set
forth in Luna’s periodic reports and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such filings are
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on information available to Luna as of the date of this release and
Luna undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this release.
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