Industry Veteran Paul Meissner Joins Santur as CEO; Santur Continues to Build Out Management Team

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(CCNMatthews - January 10, 2007) - Santur Corporation, the leading manufacturer of reliable tunable laser products for the global telecommunications industry, today announced the appointment of Paul Meissner as CEO. Paul is an industry veteran with over 18 years of leadership experience in optics and semiconductors. He joins Santur from Coherent, where he most recently served as the EVP of Global Business Operations. Prior to that, Paul held several executive management and technology leadership positions at KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials. In addition, he advises entrepreneurs through the Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University, and through the Digital Visions Program at Stanford University.