Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: RBBN) announced the appointment of Louis Silver to its board of directors, according to a company statement.

Silver currently serves as a corporate advisor and managing director for Alba Capital S.A. and Wicklow Corp., private holding and investment companies. From 2005 to 2015, he was a principal at RP Capital UK Ltd., a multi-asset fund focused on investments in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Silver has over 25 years of experience serving on boards at multiple private and public companies focused on technology investment. He currently serves on the board of directors of Ceva, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the compensation committee.

"We are pleased to have Lou join the Board," said Shaul Shani, chairman of the board at Ribbon. "Lou has a long history of working with technology companies and brings significant international experience in finance, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters."

Silver's appointment brings the size of Ribbon's board to nine members, six of whom are independent. Silver was appointed as a designee of Swarth Investments Ltd. pursuant to the company's First Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement.

Ribbon Communications is a Plano, Texas-based provider of real-time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally.