Kelly Ahuja Appointed to Celestica’s Board of Directors
February 1, 2024 | CelesticaEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

Celestica Inc., a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for the world’s most innovative companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kulvinder (Kelly) Ahuja to its Board of Directors effective January 29, 2024.
“I’m pleased to welcome Kelly to the Board of Directors of Celestica,” said Mike Wilson, Chair, Celestica’s Board of Directors. “Kelly brings extensive industry knowledge and leadership acumen that will be valuable to the Board as we continue to strive to create shareholder value.”
Mr. Ahuja has more than three decades of experience in networking and telecommunications. Currently, he is the CEO of Versa Networks, an innovative leader in SASE, security, networking and SD-WAN, and in this role he is deeply engaged with enterprises, service providers and hyperscalers. Previously, Mr. Ahuja spent 18 years at Cisco where in his last role, he led the Service Provider Business, covering routing, optical, mobility, video, and cloud technologies. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering degree from the University of Calgary.
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