IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 14, 2011) - [ Lantronix ] (NASDAQ: [ LTRX ]), a leading global provider of smart connectivity solutions that enable business and technology professionals to access any device, anywhere, anytime, today announced three new hires to the sales and product management teams. The addition of these individuals will strengthen Lantronix' world-class leadership and help cultivate new sales and product strategies.

• Robert Robinson joins as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, where he is tasked with leading the global strategy and execution of Lantronix' worldwide sales, distribution and channel efforts. Robinson brings more than 20 years experience to Lantronix, having previously served as Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Marketing for GlobalTRACK, a wireless M2M provider. Prior to that, he has held Vice President of sales and general management positions with Crossbow Technology (now a division of Moog), D-Link, Arrow Electronics and Ingram Micro. He holds a B.S. in business and management from Pepperdine University.
  
  
• Mak Manesh joins as Vice President of Product Management, bringing over 20 years product management and development experience to Lantronix. Manesh most recently served as Director of Networking Division for Newport Electronics, a leader in high-precision test, measurement, process control and automation instrumentation. He also spent more than seven years at Lantronix as Product Manager, and has held product management and marketing roles with Compunet Solutions. He is tasked with leading the product management team on defining and driving Lantronix' global product strategy and executing on a long-term product roadmap. He received an M.S. and B.S. in electrical engineering from California State University, Los Angeles.
  
  
• Tom Buckley returns to Lantronix as Senior Director of U.S. Sales after a brief period as Director of Sales for Symmetry Electronics, a design-oriented, franchise-authorized distributor of electronic components. Buckley previously served as Director of Sales for Lantronix for more than eight years, specializing in OEM (embedded) sales. In addition to being Lantronix' top salesperson in 2010, he brings more than 25 years of technical, sales and marketing experience to Lantronix. He received a B.S. in biology from Northeastern University.
  
  

"We are pleased to announce the addition of three outstanding leaders to our team," said Kurt Busch, Lantronix president and CEO. "As we move forward in our focus to capture a leadership position in the M2M space, it is critical to bring on board seasoned professionals with proven success in global sales, distribution and product management in the M2M space. I am confident that Rob, Tom, and Mak have the experience and initiative necessary to round out our management team and lead our sales and product teams, respectively."

About Lantronix
Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ LTRX ]) is a global leader of secure communication technologies that simplify remote access, management and control of any electronic device. Our smart connectivity solutions empower businesses to make better decisions based on real-time information, and gain a competitive advantage by generating new revenue streams, improving productivity and increasing efficiency and profitability. Easy to integrate and deploy, Lantronix products remotely connect and control electronic equipment via the Internet, provide secure remote access to firewall-protected equipment, and enable remote management of IT equipment over the Internet. Founded in 1989, Lantronix serves some of the largest medical, security, industrial and building automation, transportation, retail/POS, financial, government, consumer electronics/appliances, IT/data center and pro-AV/signage entities in the world. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit [ www.lantronix.com ].

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