Sherwin Cabatic joins Kaiam Corporation
Former director of PLM at Lumentum/JDSU brings wealth of experience to  datacentre optoelectronics firm
Kaiam Corporation, a US company that develops datacenter transceivers, has appointed Sherwin Cabatic as VP of sales.Â
Cabatic has been in the industry for over 20 years, and has served in leadership roles at New Focus, Bookham, and Opnext; most recently coming from Lumentum/JDSU, where he was the PLM Director for the Datacom business.Â
He holds a BSME in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.
"We are very excited to have Sherwin join the Kaiam team," said Bardia Pezeshki, Kaiam's CEO. "Kaiam is continuing its rapid sales growth and customer base expansion. Sherwin brings a wealth of industry experience, market knowledge, and relationships that are a great fit for our organisation and the global markets we serve."
Cabatic added:Â "The datacentre optical interconnect space is incredibly dynamic, driven by strong fundamentals. Kaiam is well-positioned with the right products, technology, and team. I'm very pleased to join Kaiam and contribute to its success."
Headquartered in Newark, California, with large-scale manufacturing in Livingston, Scotland, Kaiam is a private company founded in 2009 to commercialise photonic integrated circuits (PICs).