C&L: SR Telecom appoints new vice chairman

SR Telecom named Paul Griswold as vice chairman of the board of directors and secretary.

Agere Systems named Ruediger Stroh as executive VP and general manager of the company's Storage division.

Avaya named Rade Gvozdanovic as director of research and development for the company's Small and Medium Business Solutions group.

SureWest Communications appointed Robert Kittredge to the board of directors.

Formula Telecom Solutions appointed Yair Sakov as VP of marketing and business development.

ICOA named Steven Tavares, managing member of Seaport Capital, to the company's board of directors.

Optelecom-NKF appointed Tom Overwijn to its board of directors.

Google appointed Ann Mather to its board of directors. Mather previously served as CFO at Pixar Animation Studios.

Esmertec named Billy Crotty as executive VP of worldwide sales and Asian operations.