Airspan continues to attract strong executive talent, and just announced the hiring of tech and telecom industry veteran Glenn Laxdal to be the new president and COO. Glenn is responsible for accelerating and executing Airspan’s revenue and growth strategy.
Glenn comes to Airspan from Infinera where he served as senior vice president and general manager of products with responsibility for all operational aspects of Infinera’s product business.
Prior to joining Infinera, he was senior vice president of Ericsson North America’s multi-billion dollar network products business overseeing strategy, product management and solution development. He also served as chief technology officer and head of strategy for Ericsson North America.
Before joining Ericsson’s leadership team, Glenn was vice president of global product management at BlackBerry and also held executive roles in product management and operations at Airvana and Nortel.
“Bringing on the right leaders with the ability and experience to execute on our aggressive plans is a critical component of our strategy for long-term, sustainable growth,” said Airspan CEO Eric Stonestrom. “Glenn has deep expertise in RAN, working with mobile network operators and understanding the needs of enterprises. He and the other executives who have recently joined the Airspan team are some of the best talent in the industry. They are all focused on accelerating our plans to grow revenue and market share to take advantage of the tremendous market opportunities for 5G, Open RAN, Private Networks and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solutions.”
“Airspan is a global leader in 5G networks, wireless broadband, WiFi solutions, and related software and automation capabilities,” said Laxdal. “I am excited by the opportunity to build on that foundation, intensify our customer focus and grow our solutions to capitalize on the emerging growth opportunities.”
In addition to hiring Laxdal, long-time Airspan executive Uzi Shalev has been appointed Chief Technology Officer and will continue to lead the company’s R&D operations.