HFCL Appoints New Key Executives for OFC business in US and Netherlands

As per the stock exchnage filing submitted by HFCL, “With an aim to garner scale globally and substantially increase its international business, HFCL has onboarded Dr. Peter A Weimann as the CTO and Mr. Jochen Arms as the Vice President – Sales (DACH Europe) for the Optical Fibre & Cable (OFC) business.”

December 9, 2021

HFCL Limited, a leading Indian OFC and telecom equipment manufacturer, has announced the appointment of two new key executives for two of its recently incorporated wholly-owned subsidiaries in – USA and Netherlands. This move is a part of its strategy to enhance global presence and attain non-linear growth in international markets.

The telecom company has appointed Dr. Peter A Weimann as the CTO and Mr. Jochen Arms as the Vice President – Sales (DACH Europe) for the optical fiber & cable (OFC) business division.

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“With an aim to garner scale globally and substantially increase its international business, HFCL has onboarded Dr. Peter A Weimann as the CTO and Jochen Arms as the Vice President – Sales (DACH Europe) for the Optical Fibre & Cable (OFC) business,” the company said in a stock exchange filing.

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Dr. Peter A Weimann is a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and has a BS in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining HFCL, Dr. Weimann was the Director of Optical Cable R&D for OFS Fitel LLC. In his charter as the CTO, he will lead HFCL’s global foray into new generation OFC products across different industry applications.

Mr. Jochen Arms will be the Vice President – Sales for the European DACH Region and lead the sales and business development for HFCL Group’s Optical Fiber and Cable products across industry segments for the region. Mr. Arms has held several sales leadership positions for industry-leading companies such as Prysmian, Corning, and Fujikura. He is also a member of the FTTH Council in Brussels, and of the Market Intelligence Committee. A linguist who speaks multiple European languages, Mr. Arms has addressed several conferences and forums on the Broadband and Telecom industries.