Martin Lynch EVP Ops, Xicato

Xicato, Inc., provider of LED modules for retail, hospitality and specialty lighting environments, announced its appointment of Martin Lynch as EVP of operations for the company.

Reporting to Xicato CEO Menko de Roos, Lynch will leverage his global operations, engineering and advanced technology experience.

"With manufacturing on two continents and a global base of professional lighting customers, Martin’s experience and proven leadership in operations will greatly support our market and growth objectives for the coming years," said Menko de Roos, CEO, Xicato.

 During a 10-year career with Maxtor, Lynch held the position of VP engineering of the server products group, where he led the manufacturing and engineering turnaround of the enterprise division, producing Maxtor’s first- and second-generation 15K enterprise products, as well as led seven desktop products into mass production. His career has also included positions as SVP of operations and program engineering at Overland Storage and as EVP operations at 2Wire, where he built the company’s operations group from the ground up, and developed and managed the product introduction and manufacturing processes that supported 50% growth in company valuation over three years.