Rob Pullen, Tellabs Chief Executive Officer, Dies at 50
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Rob Pullen, chief executive officer of Tellabs Inc., who steered the telecommunications-equipment maker to focus on its wireless carrier customers and international expansion, has died. He was 50.
Pullen died today of cancer, Michael J. Birck, chairman and co-founder of the Naperville, Illinois-based company, said in a letter to shareholders. In an April 20 message to shareholders, Pullen said he had been diagnosed with colon cancer and had started chemotherapy. On June 27, Birck said the Tellabs board appointed Dan Kelly as acting president and CEO.