San Jose, Calif.-based LED module provider Xicato has appointed Martin Lynch as Executive Vice President of Operations, reporting to Xicato CEO Menko de Roos,
“With manufacturing on two continents and a global base of professional lighting customers, Martin’s experience and proven leadership in operations will greatly support our market and growth objectives for the coming years,” says de Roos.
During a 10-year career with Maxtor, Lynch held the position of VP/Engineering, of the Server Products Group, where he led the manufacturing and engineering turnaround of the Enterprise Division, producing Maxtor’s first- and second-generation 15K enterprise products, as well as led seven desktop products into mass production. His career has also included leadership positions as Senior VP of Operations & Program Engineering at Overland Storage and as Executive VP/Operations at 2Wire, where he built the company’s operations group from the ground up, and developed and managed the product introduction and manufacturing processes that supported 50 percent growth in company valuation over three years.
