Mr. Rick J. Bakosh

Rick BakoshSenior VP, Global SalesRick Bakosh has served as our Senior Vice President of Global Sales since July 2000.In this capacity, he oversees Corvis' worldwide sales opportunities.Prior to joining Corvis, he was Vice President of Sales for Tellabs.In that role, Mr. Bakosh led a team responsible for over $1 Billion in revenue and achieved record revenue growth.In addition, he has held a variety of senior sales positions at Ameritech (now SBC Communications), General Electric and Xerox.Mr. Bakosh holds a BS in marketing from Southern Illinois University.

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His broad experience and successful sales track record make him a valuable member of our team," said Rick Bakosh, senior vice president of global sales, Corvis.

Richard J. BakoshSenior Vice President, Global Sales

Rick J. Bakosh has served as our Senior Vice President, Global Sales since July 2000.From July 1999 to July 2000, he was Vice President of Sales for Tellabs, Inc..From August 1997 to January 1999, Mr. Bakosh was a Vice President of Sales, at Ameritech Corporation (now SBC Communications) and from March 1989 to March 1997, he held various sales positions at General Electric Company.From February 1983 to March 1989, he held various sales positions with Xerox Corporation.Mr. Bakosh earned a B.S. in marketing from Southern Illinois University.

Today, the company confirmed that Rick Bakosh, senior vice president for worldwide sales since August 2000, is no longer at the company.
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Rumors have been circulating for about month that Bakosh, a former vice president of sales at Tellabs Inc. (Nasdaq: TLAB - message board; Frankfurt: BTLA), was on his way out.Some people have speculated that Bakosh's departure will be the first in a long line of shakeups at the company.But others say that Bakosh is merely the fall guy for a company that is suffering from one of the worst industry downturns in history.

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Corvis is actively searching for a replacement, but there is no official word yet on who will replace Bakosh.For now, the rest of the sales team remains intact.

Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ : CORV), a leader in delivering intelligent all-optical networking solutions, today announced the formation of its worldwide sales organization with the appointment of Rick Bakosh as Senior Vice President of Global Sales.In his new position, Mr. Bakosh will lead the development of all sales opportunities for Corvis and report to Glenn Falcao, Executive Vice President of Corvis.

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We look forward to having Rick continue the expansion of our sales channels as well as enhance our business opportunities across the globe..

Mr. Bakosh's extensive sales leadership will allow Corvis to aggressively expand its sales organization in both the United States and abroad.Prior to joining Corvis, he was Vice President of Sales for Tellabs.In that role, Mr. Bakosh led a team responsible for over $ 1 billion in revenue and achieved record revenue growth.In addition, he has held a variety of sales positions at Ameritech (now SBC Communications), General Electric and Xerox.

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Rick Bakosh is the new senior vice president of global sales at Columbia-based Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ: CORV).