DZS Appoints Chief Operating Officer for Asia and Chief Customer Officer for Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa Regions
12 Julho 2023 - 11:00AM
DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of access, optical and
cloud-controlled software defined solutions, today announced that
it has appointed Daniel Won Chief Operating Officer for Asia and
Gunter Reiss Chief Customer Officer for the Americas, Europe,
Middle East and Africa (AEMEA) regions. Both executives will report
to DZS President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Vogt. Won will
be responsible for sales and regional operational activities for
the Asia region and Reiss will oversee sales, marketing and
business development for AEMEA.
“This new leadership structure allows us to implement the
required product, sales and operational strategy aligned with the
unique market dynamics in Asia compared to North America and EMEA,”
said Vogt. “Daniel’s in-depth knowledge of the Asia market and
valuable relationships with marquee customers in the region will
allow us to streamline operational controls and amplify our
momentum in Asia. Gunter joined DZS from A10 and Ericsson, bringing
to the company experience and relationships across the AEMEA
region. DZS is among a small peer group delivering next-generation
fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure and cloud-connected
software solutions aligned with more than $120 billion dollars of
government funding to bridge the digital divide.”
Won has more than thirty years of experience in the
communications industry that spans several disciplines, including
executive management, sales, operations and engineering. Prior to
his current role, Won was Chief Customer Officer for Asia and Chief
Product Officer at DZS and previously served as President of DASAN
Networks Solutions prior to the merger in 2016 creating current
DZS. Won has distinguished himself as an industry leader,
establishing partnerships with marquee service providers in the
region. Prior to DZS, he held various executive positions at LG and
Cisco Systems.
“Charlie has transformed DZS into a global brand, prioritizing
innovation and a customer-first culture,” said Won. “The newly
designed regional structure, balanced by global governance and
oversight will enable the two regions to flourish while remaining
an integral part of the unique corporate culture we have created.
We are continuing to experience great momentum with large scale
fixed and mobile broadband projects across the Asia region. I have
been fortunate to have the opportunity to lead such a talented team
and partner with very innovative customers. I look forward to
working with our global team to maximize our opportunities in this
unique time in our industry’s history.”
Since joining DZS in February 2022, Reiss has become an integral
part of the executive leadership team and has a deep understanding
of technology and market dynamics and a passion for the DZS
customer community. He has been a visionary in the industry,
speaking at transformational events such as Fiber Connect, NTCA
RTIME, Broadband Forum, BREKO Jahrestagung and Mobile World Live.
During his role as DZS Chief Marketing Officer, Reiss led the
company’s brand and go-to-market initiatives positioning DZS as a
disruptor in the broadband access and metro optical transport
markets and developed strategic service provider relationships and
global technology partnerships. Prior to DZS, Reiss was a
member of the executive leadership team at A10 and before that, he
was an integral part of the leadership team
at Ericsson leading global strategy and business
development for IP, broadband access, 4G/5G packet core, optical
transport and microwave.
“I am thrilled to assume the role of Chief Customer Officer and
lead the next chapter of the company’s growth and market expansion
with a relentless focus on customer advocacy in AEMEA,” said Reiss.
“DZS is a true innovator and disruptor in the market, delivering
groundbreaking broadband solutions that enable the smart home and
enterprise of the future. I look forward to learning from and
working closely with Charlie, as well as partnering with the
broader DZS leadership team. As we exit a challenging dynamic
supply chain environment, our relentless focus will be to provide
our customers with the best technology and support experience.”
Governments around the world have dedicated billions of dollars
to deploying fiber and other high speed digital services to
citizens in their countries over the next five years, especially
those in underserved and unserved communities, and to encourage the
adoption of trusted vendors. The Biden Administration recently
announced its allocation plans for the $42.5 billion BEAD Program,
which includes key Build America, Buy America (BABA) and reporting
requirements. Germany has allocated more than €43 billion in
private and public funds for fiber deployments. DZS is committed to
helping the German broadband association BREKO’s 450 members deploy
fiber to all citizens in the country by 2030. The United Kingdom
has allotted roughly £17 billion to bring next-generation
Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services to its residents by 2030 as
well. In Asia, governments continue to make major investments and
create incentives for next-generation fiber and mobile broadband
technology adoption. DZS has architected its solutions to
capitalize on these and other stimulus and security projects and is
extremely well positioned to help its service provider customers
deliver the next-generation technology required in these programs
versus the competition.
The first-of-its-kind environmentally hardened DZS Saber
4400 platform changes the economics of optical transport
with high bandwidth, long reach capabilities and the DZS
Velocity V6 Fiber Access system includes record-shattering
capacity while offering the ability for in-place upgrades to
50-gigabit Passive Optical Networking (PON) capabilities and
beyond. The DZS Cloud platform, which
includes award-winning
DZS Xtreme, Expresse and CloudCheck
solutions, offers critical support for long-term service
provider success, essential reporting to meet government broadband
stimulus program requirements, rapid turn-up and management of new
broadband services, optimized network troubleshooting and the
personalization and monetization of new broadband services in the
home and business.
To learn more about DZS, visit https://www.dzsi.com.
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