appoints its chairman, Gregory Koss, to the position of CEO, while independent board member, Allan M. Kline (left), becomes CFO. Mr. Koss succeeds president and CEO Lance Lanking, who is leaving the company. Mr. Koss was previously CEO of Massachusetts-based Internet Photonics, a spinoff of Bell Labs. He also served in top position at Sonoma Systems, which Nortel bought in October 2000. Mr. Kline was formerly CFO at Skyworks Solutions and Acterna Corp., among others. He began his career at Arthur Young & Co. where he was a partner for six years. He holds a BBA from the University of Massachusetts an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.