Sabeus Photonics Appoints Two Senior Executives in Its Fiber Optic Components Unit; Mark Demos...

CALABASAS, Calif. -- Sabeus Photonics, a developer of fiber optic components and subsystems for telecommunications, acoustic sensing and surveillance applications today announced the appointment of Mark Demos to the position of General Manager, Sabeus Optical Components, and of Michael Hochmeister

Sabeus is strengthening its management team and expanding production at its facility in Freeport, Pennsylvania, to meet the growth in demand for its products in the US and abroad. The management appointments follow the doubling of Sabeus' production personnel in Pennsylvania this year.

"We are delighted to be able to add two executives of this caliber to the Sabeus management team. Their experience with fast-growth technology companies and large-scale manufacturing operations will be invaluable in taking Sabeus to the next level," said Andre de Fusco, president & CEO. "Mark Demos will focus on building market share in the commercial and government market segments, and Mike Hochmeister will be responsible for day-to-day operations at our Pennsylvania facility."

Mark Demos joins Sabeus from Carlsbad, California-based Oluma, Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic components, where he held the position of Vice President Marketing and Interim CEO. He was previously Vice President, Sales for laser manufacturer Alfalight, and Senior Associate with ARCH Venture Partners. At AVP he served as General Manager of Xtera Communications, and prior to AVP Mark held various positions at ADC Telecommunications, including Regional Sales Manager, moving into Program Management and finally leading the acquisition of Princeton Optics and formulating the optical components strategy of ADC's BCG group. Mark holds an MBA from The University of Chicago and a B.S. from Eastern Illinois University.

Michael Hochmeister is joining Sabeus from Raytheon where he held various operations management positions and was assigned to F-15 Eagle and AC-130 Gunship radar systems. From 1996 to 2001, Michael held engineering and management positions at Lexmark International, where he was instrumental in successfully producing the company's first internally designed laser scanning unit, a key sub-assembly in laser printers. He also pioneered outsourcing of laser scanning unit production to contract manufacturers in China. From 1991 to 1996, Michael was with Amoco Laser Company (now a division of Scientific Atlanta) as Product Manager for pulsed laser systems. Prior to Amoco Laser Company, he was employed at Litton Laser Systems, where he developed and produced the LANTIRN laser rangefinder and target acquisition systems for F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. Michael holds an MBA from the University of Kentucky, a B.A. in Industrial Management from Aurora University, and an A.S. in Laser and Electro-Optics Technology from Vincennes University.

About Sabeus

Sabeus, founded in 1998, has offices in Calabasas, California; Houston, Texas; Freeport, Pennsylvania; and Calgary, Alberta (Canada). Sabeus is ISO and Telcordia certified and is privately funded. The company offers fiber-based products to three primary market segments: Sabeus Oil & Gas manufactures rugged fiber optic sensors to measure pressure, temperature, and seismic data for oilfield reservoir monitoring and pipeline integrity applications; Sabeus Federal Systems is a licensed government contractor and manufactures fiber optic intrusion detection systems and sensor arrays for surveillance applications; Sabeus Photonics manufactures the Precision Advantage (TM) line of high performance fiber optic components for telecommunications, industrial and government applications.

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