His expertise and background nicely complement our existing board members, His 20 year track record as a strategic consultant to telecom service providers and equipment manufactures brings a depth of understanding of our industry, customers and competition that will help Radisys with oversight of the execution and refinement of our strategy.
We are tremendously pleased to have Tom join our board. As we continue to expand our business globally, Tom's significant experience in corporate strategy and information technology in the retail industry will be very beneficial to us.
With his extensive global experience in the business world and as a senior statesman for the United States, Jon brings a unique global perspective and experience to our board that will provide strategic guidance on critical trade and policy issues that are important to Caterpillar.
We are pleased to welcome Biggs to Fluor and we are confident that he will continue to further strengthen our financial discipline, maintain our excellent relationships with key financial audiences and help the company continue creating significant shareholder value.
John's 23-year track record as a successful senior leader in accounting, auditing and finance, combined with his strong investor relations management background, clearly make him a strong addition to our senior management team.