Coriant announced the appointment of Pat DiPietro as CEO, replacing the current CEO and Chairman Shaygan Kheradpir.
The company also announced that Reza Ghaffari has been promoted to the role of COO a new position within Coriant. Ghaffari will continue to lead Coriant’s global service and support organization, while assuming responsibility for the company’s global IT, human resources, and facilities functions.
DiPietro brings over 30 years of industry experience and expertise to his role. He was the CEO at Coriant until September 2015 and has held many senior leadership roles including at Nortel and Bell Northern Research.
DiPietro previously served as Managing Partner at Canada’s VG Partners, overseeing the company’s Technology Fund. As a venture capitalist, he managed large portfolios and teams and sat on numerous Boards, including Sandvine, SiGe, Continuous Computing, BTI Systems and BelAir Networks.
Between 2000 and 2005, Ghaffari also worked at Verizon where he was responsible for innovation, product development, and strategic partnership programs. During his tenure at Verizon, a number of products were designed, developed, and launched under his leadership.
Pat DiPietro, Incoming CEO, Coriant
I’m thrilled to take the helm of Coriant as it transforms to drive new value for its global customers with cost-disruptive innovations in open, software-driven, and revenue-enhancing products and technologies.
