{"id":191,"date":"2012-06-18T16:05:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seabornnetworks.com\/?p=191"},"modified":"2014-05-09T16:05:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:05:30","slug":"erikas-napjus-elected-to-seaborn-networks-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seabornnetworks.com\/homolog\/erikas-napjus-elected-to-seaborn-networks-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Erikas Napjus Elected To Seaborn Networks Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former head of Google&#8217;s Global Infrastructure organization brings extensive track record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston, MA &#8211; June 18,2012 &#8211;<\/strong> Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first express submarine cable system between the United States and S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, announced today that Erikas Napjus, a recognized expert on global carrier-grade telecommunications, has been elected to Seaborn Networks&#8217; board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure at Google, Erikas founded and built Google&#8217;s Global Infrastructure organization, an organization focused on identifying and selecting network infrastructure and data centers around the world to satisfy Google&#8217;s extreme growth in the most cost-effective manner.<\/p>\n<p>Erikas built Google into one of the world&#8217;s largest and most expansive carrier-grade networks, which included significant investments in undersea cables including the funding, design, and construction of the Unity cable system between Tokyo and Los Angeles, as well as a wide range of strategic and commercial transactions with virtually every major carrier around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his work building Google&#8217;s telecommunications infrastructure, Erikas was responsible for all of Yahoo!&#8217;s international infrastructure operations, including teams in ten countries across five continents. He was also an early developer of Internet technologies at Carnegie Mellon University Computing Services.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very fortunate to have Erikas join our board of directors,&#8221; said Larry Schwartz, CEO of Seaborn Networks. &#8220;Erikas is widely recognized as a leader in the global telecommunications industry. He is both innovative and pragmatic, and brings a depth of industry knowledge that will be complementary to our corporate objectives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Erikas commented, &#8220;Seaborn Networks is one of the most innovative submarine cable businesses in the world and I am honored to join its board. 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