Irvine-based Lantronix has hired on a new Vice President of Marketing, the firm said this morning. According to Lantronix, it has appointed Paul Pisal to the position. Pishal has previously served at Capgemini, and has also served at a technical partner at HIG Ventures, a venture firm which invests in digital media, telecommunications and information technology. Pishal has also served at Cisco, Philips Electronics, Scientific-Atlanta, and Hitachi Telecom. Lantronix is a developer of remote access hardware and related products for the IT industry.