John Roese has been named CTO at Nortel Networks Corp. with the responsibility for the company’s overall research and development strategy and execution across all product portfolios. As well he will have the task of working closely with the chief strategy officer on emerging technologies, market opportunities and strategic partnerships. Roese joins Nortel from Broadcom Corp. where he was VP and CTO for network technologies with a focus on unified communications. Prior to that, he was principal architect of Enterastys’ user-personalized networking and secure networking. There, he also oversaw long-term and tactical technology strategy. "He will play a pivotal role on the team as we work together to drive leadership in next-generation mobility, enterprise infrastructure and services and applications," Nortel chief executive Mike Zafirovski said in a news release.

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