Meru Names VP of Operations

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Keith Matasci has joined wireless infrastructure provider Meru Networks as vice president of operations. Reporting to Meru CEO Ihab Abu- Hakima, he is responsible for the company's supply chain, order fulfillment, planning, forecasting and facilities.

Matasci comes to Meru with more than 18 years of experience in global supply chain operations, customer service, information technology and facilities management. He was previously vice president of operations at Terayon Communications (acquired by Motorola in 2007). Before that he served as vice president of operations for CoSine Communications and vice president of customer service at Silicon Graphics. He holds a B.S. degree in engineering technology/mechanical engineering and an honorary M.S. in engineering management from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

"With an average 100 percent annual growth over the past three years, we need an executive who can methodically and systematically plan and execute in a highly dynamic environment," said Abu-Hakima. "As rising demand for Meru's fourth-generation WLAN technology results in deployments of ever-larger magnitude and complexity, Keith's track record of successfully getting products out the door and into customers' hands will make him an ideal addition to our team."

Meru Networks Inc.