Friday, March 7, 2008

Ixia Names Bhatnagar CEO

Calabasas-based Ixia said Thursday afternoon that it has promoted Atul Bhatnagar as CEO and President of the firm. Ixia, which develops network testing systems for high speed IP performance testing, said that Bhatnagar will succeed current CEO and co-founder Errol Ginsberg. Ginsberg will continue to serve as chairman of the board, and will become Chief Innovation Officer for the company. Ixia said the move was part of a succession plan for the company. Ginsberg will lead a new unit called Ixia Labs focused on advanced engineering at the company. Ixia said that Ginsberg would also focus on evaluating market opportunities and potential acquisitions for the company. More information »

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