GENBAND, Alcatel-Lucent Execs Join TIA Board

There are two new members on the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) board of directors. They are Charles D. Vogt, president and CEO of GENBAND; and John Marinho, vice president of the Americas Region, Global Government and Public Affairs, of Alcatel-Lucent (ALU).

“We welcome GENBAND’s Charles D. Vogt and Alcatel-Lucent’s John Marinho to the board as we focus on leading the ICT industry through challenging economic times,” said TIA President Grant Seiffert. “We left the meeting confident that we’re doing what’s necessary to move forward, continuing on a path of growth and stability.”

Vogt is a telecommunications industry veteran who, in a few short years, has led GENBAND to a leading position atop the IP gateway market and the distinction of one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Recently named Ernst & Young’s Regional Entrepreneur of the Year in the technology category, Vogt has been instrumental in the operational and financial growth of five standard-setting start-ups that either became public companies or were acquired.

Marinho has held various strategy, business, policy and technical positions in the telecommunications industry. In his current position, he is responsible for public policy, legislative and regulatory areas for Alcatel-Lucent’s Americas Region. Marinho is the retired Chairman of TIA’s TR-45 Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Standards Engineering Committee responsible for 3G and ANSI-41 Standards. In his role as chairman, Marinho was responsible for the establishment of the 3GPP2 global standards body.

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