PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tollgrade Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq: TLGD) today announced three senior management appointments
coinciding with its third quarter 2008 earnings report which also outlines
the Company's plan to expand its core service assurance solutions for the
telecom industry.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050603/CLF046LOGO )
Gary W. Bogatay, Jr. has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer. Mr. Bogatay joins Tollgrade from BANKS.com, Inc. (formerly
InterSearch Group, Inc.), where he was Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer. He joined BANKS.com in 2004, where he was a key member of
the team that took the company public in 2005 and he completed multiple
company acquisitions and integrations during his tenure. Prior to
BANKS.com, he was Vice President of Finance for The Pennsylvania Culinary
Institute, Controller for Symphoni Interactive, a subsidiary of iGate
Corporation, Assistant Controller for Guardian Protection Services and
Senior Accountant for Deloitte & Touche. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a
Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He succeeds Samuel Knoch who is leaving
Tollgrade to pursue other interests.
David L. Blakeney has been named Vice President, Research and
Development after serving Tollgrade as a consultant in the same capacity
during the past six months. He has more than 25 years of experience in
developing software and hardware products. Most recently, Blakeney was Vice
President, Engineering for Altrix Logic, a semiconductor start up company.
Previously, he was Vice President of Engineering for the Data Networks
Division of Ericsson, Inc., formerly Marconi Communications. He joined
Marconi's predecessor company, Fore Systems in 1995, and prior to that held
management positions at 3Com and Texas Instruments. He holds a Bachelor of
Science in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Illinois
and participated in the Masters Electrical Engineering program at Rice
University.
Kenneth J. Shebek has been named Vice President, Operations and will be
responsible for company operations and processes related to manufacturing,
quality, supply chain and IT functions. Mr. Shebek joins Tollgrade from
Ericsson, Inc., where he was Vice President of Supply & Logistics.
Previously, he worked for Marconi as Vice President of Supply Chain, and
earlier as its Vice President of North American Operations. He joined Fore
Systems in 1994, and prior to that held management positions with IBM. He
holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from The
Pennsylvania State University. He succeeds Matthew Rosgone who is leaving
Tollgrade to pursue other interests.
"These key leadership appointments will strengthen our management
capabilities and expertise as we pursue a refocused strategy," said Joseph
Ferrara, Tollgrade's President and CEO. "The collective technology
experience of these individuals, along with other members of our management
team and our employees around the world, is an important ingredient in
creating a path for growth in our core test and measurement markets where
Tollgrade has an excellent reputation and significant embedded customer
base," added Ferrara.
About Tollgrade
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of service
assurance products and services for centralized test systems around the
world. Tollgrade designs, engineers, markets and supports centralized test
systems, test access and status monitoring products, and next generation
network assurance technologies. Tollgrade's customers range from the top
telecom and cable providers, to numerous independent telecom, cable and
broadband providers around the world. Tollgrade's network testing,
measurement and monitoring solutions support the infrastructure of cable
and telecom companies offering current and emerging triple play services,
as well as for power distribution companies. For more information, visit
Tollgrade's web site at http://www.tollgrade.com.
SOURCE Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.tollgrade.com/
Photo Notes:
NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050603/CLF046LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/849775.html/
CONTACT:
Bob Butter, Communications of Tollgrade
Communications, Inc., +1-412-820-1347, bbutter@tollgrade.com
|
