Announces new Board member to support further global expansion

Stockholm, Sweden - 17th April 2012 - Transmode, a global supplier of packet-optical networking solutions, today announced the appointment of Kevin Taylor as a new independent non-executive director on the Transmode Board.

Experienced industry

"I am very pleased to welcome such an experienced industry and business professional as Kevin Taylor to join the Board of Directors at Transmode" said Kent Sander Chairman of the Board. "Mr. Taylor is a very so then connected and highly influential businessman in Asia and will be able to contribute a great deal to the continued global expansion of the company. As he joins the Board I would as well like to take the possibility to thank Simon Cornwell and Alex Rogers for their significant contributions to the success of the company as they stand down."

"I am delighted to be joining the Board of Transmode at such an important time for the optical networking market." said Mr. Taylor. "The need for capacity in metro and regional networks is being driven by new telecommunications devices and Transmode is ideally positioned to help carriers build the optical networks that are required to deliver high capacity services. I look forward to working with such a talented management team and contributing to a growing company."  

Ola ElmelandVice President Marketing & CommunicationsTransmode Systems ABTelephone: +46 8 506 882 71Email: ola.elmeland@transmode.com:mailto:ola.elmeland@transmode.com