Mr Hayter previously held executive level positions at Tekelec, including roles as vice president of product line management, vice president of marketing for the signaling business unit, and vice president of global market development. Prior to Tekelec, he worked at Ericsson.

Cory Grant, vice president of international sales and marketing of Signaling Systems Group, said: I am extremely pleased with Dick’s decision to join Performance Technologies. We expect his keen insights, extensive knowledge, and expertise of the international signaling and carrier markets to be a tremendous value to us as we continue our global expansion.