Germany-based broadband access and home networking technology provider Lantiq has appointed David Boikess as senior vice president, worldwide sales.

Boikess will be based out of the company?s headquarters in Munich, Germany and will focus on strengthening the company?s presence in the area of customer engagement.

He has over 30 years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry heading functions like sales, marketing and management positions. Prior to joining Lantiq, Boikess served as vice-president, worldwide sales, Zarlink. He has also worked in senior sales position with companies like RCA and AMD, in the past.