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Mr. Unger had a distinguished career with Nortel Networks (1962 to 2000), where he held a number of key executive positions in the switching and transmission business units over the years.
Mr. Unger’s most recent position was President of Nortel’s Optical Networks Business Unit (1998 to 2000).
Prior to this appointment, he was Nortel’s Group Vice-President, Transport Networks (1990 to 1998).
Currently, Mr. Unger serves on the boards of directors and committees of several companies active in the areas of network management software, photonic and optical components, optical network systems and solutions for cable operators, as well as other communications network service providers.
Namely, he is a board member and chairs the audit committee of Nakina Systems, and he is also part of the board of directors and human resources committee of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation.
Mr. Unger holds a Bachelor of Science from Concordia University and has successfully completed several accounting credits, also given by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
In addition, Mr. Unger holds an executive MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
Former positions of Michael Unger
| Companies | Position | End |
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Tundra Semiconductor Corp.
 Tundra Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Tundra Semiconductor Corp. provided semiconductor solutions to the communications, networking, storage system and information technology vendors. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 28/07/2008 |
6024068 Canada, Inc.
 6024068 Canada, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 6024068 Canada, Inc. provides network integrity management solutions. It enables service to introduce networks by automating the discovery of network equipment, reconciling with inventory systems, auditing software in the network and centralizing management of network security. The company was founded in 2001 by David Vicary, Sergio Pellizzari and Robert Dickson and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2008 |
| EXFO INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2008 |
| ILIOS Consulting Corp. | President | 01/01/2008 |
BTI Systems, Inc.
 BTI Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BTI Systems, Inc. provides intelligent networking software and systems. Its products include cloud connect, packet optical transport, Ethernet, network management, software networking, and network functions virtualization. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2008 |
Training of Michael Unger
| Concordia University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Western Ontario | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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ITF Optical Technologies, Inc.
 ITF Optical Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology ITF Optical Technologies, Inc. provided photonics solutions. It used to design, manufacture and offer advanced photonics solutions based All-Fiber technology for networks and high-power lasers and amplifiers. The company was founded in 1997 and was located in Montreal, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
6024068 Canada, Inc.
6024068 Canada, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 6024068 Canada, Inc. provides network integrity management solutions. It enables service to introduce networks by automating the discovery of network equipment, reconciling with inventory systems, auditing software in the network and centralizing management of network security. The company was founded in 2001 by David Vicary, Sergio Pellizzari and Robert Dickson and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Technology Services |
EXFO, Inc.
 EXFO, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology EXFO, Inc. engages in the provision of test, monitoring, and analytics solutions for fixed and mobile communications service providers, webscale companies and equipment manufacturers. It offers field network testing, optical benchtop kits, tunable filters, network simulation and load testing, and switch and utility module. The company was founded by Germain Lamonde on September 18, 1985 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
Global Catalyst LLC
 Global Catalyst LLC Investment ManagersFinance Global Catalyst LLC (Global Catalyst Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Kamran Elahian, Koji Osawa and Arthur Schneiderman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and an additional offices in Japan. | Finance |
Tundra Semiconductor Corp.
Tundra Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Tundra Semiconductor Corp. provided semiconductor solutions to the communications, networking, storage system and information technology vendors. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
| ILIOS Consulting Corp. | |
BTI Systems, Inc.
BTI Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BTI Systems, Inc. provides intelligent networking software and systems. Its products include cloud connect, packet optical transport, Ethernet, network management, software networking, and network functions virtualization. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada. | Technology Services |
Spectalis Corp.
 Spectalis Corp. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Spectalis Corp. provides optical components and subsystems for the communication industry. It develops a line of integrated optical modules and subsystems based on a proprietary metal optical waveguide technology. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Nepean, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
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