Calix Appoints William Atkins As CFO

(RTTNews) - Calix, Inc. (CALX) said Monday that it has appointed William Atkins as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Atkins succeeds Michael Ashby, who has agreed to serve in an advisory capacity for six months and has stepped down from the company's board of directors effective February 11. Ashby will continue to serve as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of Calix through February 28.

Atkins joins Calix from Fairfax Media Partners, LLC, a Washington, DC area investment and advisory firm, where he was a senior partner. Prior to Fairfax, William was CFO of Rivada Networks International, LLC. He also served as EVP and CFO of Intelsat, Ltd., the world's largest fixed satellite telecommunications services operator. Before joining Intelsat, Atkins held various positions at Morgan Stanley, including head of European telecommunications corporate finance.