Infinera has announced that Dr. David F. Welch, Infinera co-founder and president, is the recipient of the 2016 IEEE Ernst Weber Managerial Leadership Award, recognizing exceptional managerial leadership in the fields of interests to the IEEE. Dr. Welch was honored with this recognition for his leadership in enabling the growth of cloud-based services and the Internet in optical transport networks at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in New York City last week.

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