Infinera announced the appointment of two new executives, increasing the company’s focus on growth and operational efficiency. Glenn Laxdal joins Infinera as senior vice president of product management and Alexander Derecho joins Infinera as senior vice president of global customer service. The new positions report to David Heard, general manager of the recently established Product Realization organization, and are instrumental in bringing Infinera’s optical networking innovations to market faster with a focus on improving the company’s bottom line. As senior vice president of product management, Glenn Laxdal is tasked with driving profitable growth of Infinera’s optical networking portfolio with an expanded go-to-market approach. Previously, Mr. Laxdal was head of Ericsson North America’s multi-billion dollar network products business, overseeing strategy, product management and solution development. Mr. Laxdal also served as chief technology officer and head of strategy for Ericsson North America. Prior to Ericsson, Mr. Laxdal served as vice president of global product management at Research in Motion. As senior vice president of global customer service, Alex Derecho is tasked with growing Infinera’s global services business while continuing to deliver the differentiated Infinera experience. Previously, Mr. Derecho served as the senior vice president of global services and support at Harmonic Inc. Mr. Derecho helped establish Harmonic as a premier provider of digital media infrastructure solutions. Prior to Harmonic, Mr. Derecho held various executive leadership positions with telecommunications equipment providers.