Avaya has appointed Dave Vellequette<br />as senior vice president and chief financial officer. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Vellequette replaces Anthony Massetti, who is departing<br />Avaya.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Vellequette joins the Avaya Executive Council and will<br />report to CEO Kevin Kennedy.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Kevin J. Kennedy, president and CEO, Avaya, said Dave’s<br />deep financial expertise and track record of success make him an excellent<br />addition to Avaya’s senior leadership team.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Kennedy added that as Avaya continues to focus on serving<br />our customers and maintaining industry leadership with compelling business<br />collaboration and communications solutions, Dave’s experience in diverse<br />technology companies will be a significant asset in advancing our strategy.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Before joining Avaya, Vellequette worked with JDSU as the<br />chief financial officer, a role he held since June 2005. He joined JDSU in 2004<br />as vice president and operations controller.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Prior to joining JDSU, Vellequette was vice president of<br />worldwide sales and service operations at Openwave Systems.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Between 1992 and 2002, he held positions of increasing<br />responsibility at Cisco Systems, first as corporate controller of StrataCom<br />(acquired by Cisco in 1996) and later as vice president of finance supporting<br />Cisco’s service provider line of business.