Benu Networks CEO and leadership

Ajay Manuja is a Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering at Benu Networks and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts. He has worked as Sr. Software Engineer at Acme Packet, Principal Engineer at Nortel Networks, and Director of Engineering at Acme Packet. Ajay attended University of Massachusetts Amherst between 1994 and 1996; Bharati Vidyapeeth between 1989 and 1993; and University of Massachusetts, Lowell between 1994 and 1996.

Mads Lillelund has over 20 years senior management experience in the telecommunications, data networking and high tech markets. His executive experience ranges from Fortune 500 publicly traded companies, to privately held companies, to mid and early stage start-ups. His background and international experiences living and working in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and U.S. allow him to bring a truly global perspective to his leadership positions. He is currently the CEO of Benu Networks based in Burlington, Massachusetts. In August 2011, Lillelund successfully led the sale of venture capital backed Bluesocket to Adtran. Lillelund was the CEO of Bluesocket from 2006-2011 where he led the company to become an industry leader in wireless network innovation. As VP and General Manager of the new Bluesocket Business Group, Lillelund managed the integration of the wireless LAN products into the Adtran product portfolio and overseas product development, engineering, global sales and marketing. Lillelund was named Massachusetts 2011 CEO of the Year for privately held companies awarded by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. Lillelund’s entrepreneurial outlook combined with his experience inside diverse sizes of corporations enables him to leverage strategic alliances between large and small corporations. He is fluent in English, Danish and French and proficient in German.

Mads Lillelund has over 20 years senior management experience in the telecommunications, data networking and high tech markets. His executive experience ranges from Fortune 500 publicly traded companies, to privately held companies, to mid and early stage start-ups. His background and international experiences living and working in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and U.S. allow him to bring a truly global perspective to his leadership positions. He is currently the CEO of Benu Networks based in Burlington, Massachusetts. In August 2011, Lillelund successfully led the sale of venture capital backed Bluesocket to Adtran. Lillelund was the CEO of Bluesocket from 2006-2011 where he led the company to become an industry leader in wireless network innovation. As VP and General Manager of the new Bluesocket Business Group, Lillelund managed the integration of the wireless LAN products into the Adtran product portfolio and overseas product development, engineering, global sales and marketing. Lillelund was named Massachusetts 2011 CEO of the Year for privately held companies awarded by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. Lillelund’s entrepreneurial outlook combined with his experience inside diverse sizes of corporations enables him to leverage strategic alliances between large and small corporations. He is fluent in English, Danish and French and proficient in German.