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Harmonic Appoints Walter Jankovic as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it has appointed Walter Jankovic as chief financial officer, effective immediately.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that it has appointed Walter Jankovic as chief financial officer, effective immediately.
  • Mr. Jankovic brings over 30 years of executive experience from a range of leading technology companies.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome Walter to our team," said Patrick Harshman, president and chief executive officer of Harmonic.
  • "Walter is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of delivering strong financial and operating results at leading publicly-listed technology companies.

EFFECT Photonics Extends Leadership Team

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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EFFECT Photonics , a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, today announced the extension of its executive leadership team as it positions itself for continued rapid growth and long-term success.

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  • EFFECT Photonics , a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, today announced the extension of its executive leadership team as it positions itself for continued rapid growth and long-term success.
  • “EFFECT Photonics is at a pivotal stage of growth,” said Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics.
  • “To capitalize on our unique market opportunity and to achieve our goal of leveraging our integrated optical technologies to deliver solutions that disrupt the status quo, it was time to expand our leadership team to achieve this mission.
  • As EFFECT Photonics Global Head of Resources, Veronique Gremmen-de Groot is responsible for supporting the company’s growth and evolution and for management of all people-related activities.

OpenLight Appoints Dr. Adam Carter as Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLight, the world's first open silicon photonics technology with integrated lasers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Adam Carter as its Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carter has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including a variety of roles in Sales, Marketing and General Management in Networking, Optical Communication Systems, Optical Components and Modules markets.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLight , the world's first open silicon photonics technology with integrated lasers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Adam Carter as its Chief Executive Officer.
  • "OpenLight is exactly the compelling opportunity I was looking for," said Adam Carter.
  • Previously, Dr. Carter served as Chief Commercial Officer at Foxconn Interconnect and Oclaro.
  • At Oclaro, he served as a member of the senior executive team from July 2014 to December 2018, when it was acquired by Lumentum Holdings for $1.85B.

OpenLight Appoints Dr. Adam Carter as Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLight, the world's first open silicon photonics technology with integrated lasers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Adam Carter as its Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carter has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including a variety of roles in Sales, Marketing and General Management in Networking, Optical Communication Systems, Optical Components and Modules markets.

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  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenLight , the world's first open silicon photonics technology with integrated lasers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Adam Carter as its Chief Executive Officer.
  • "OpenLight is exactly the compelling opportunity I was looking for," said Adam Carter.
  • Previously, Dr. Carter served as Chief Commercial Officer at Foxconn Interconnect and Oclaro.
  • At Oclaro, he served as a member of the senior executive team from July 2014 to December 2018, when it was acquired by Lumentum Holdings for $1.85B.

Coherent Appoints Dr. Beck Mason as Executive VP, Telecommunications

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that Dr. Beck Mason has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Telecommunications.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that Dr. Beck Mason has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Telecommunications.
  • Dr. Mason will lead the Telecommunications Business Unit within the Networking Segment.
  • “We are excited to welcome Dr. Mason to Coherent,” said Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., Chair and CEO.
  • Prior to Oclaro, Dr. Mason held leadership positions at JDSU, Collinear, Finisar, Agere Systems, and Lucent Technologies Bell Labs.

Ayar Labs Expands Executive Team to Lead the Next Phase of Growth in Optical I/O Production and Broad Commercial Adoption

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110005439/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110005439/en/
    As Ayar Labs moves aggressively into the production of our core optical I/O technology, were turning our attention to scaling commercial efforts and expanding our product line both horizontally and vertically, said Charles Wuischpard, CEO of Ayar Labs.
  • LK and Scott play a critical role in helping position us for the next exciting phase of growth as we lead not just the technical development but also the production of optical I/O.
  • Clark comes to Ayar Labs with extensive manufacturing, supply chain and operations senior leadership experience, most recently as Vice President of Supply Chain at Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ: CRSR).
  • In addition to the new executive leadership team hires, Ayar Labs has also expanded its office footprint in the San Francisco Bay Area and opened a new office in Cambridge, Mass.

POET Technologies Announces Product Demos and Technology Showcase Event at OFC and Appoints New Product Management Executive

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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In addition, the Company announced the appointment of Raju Kankipati as Vice President Product Line Management.

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  • In addition, the Company announced the appointment of Raju Kankipati as Vice President Product Line Management.
  • Additionally, the Company announced its recent appointment of Raju Kankipati to Vice President of Product Line Management.
  • In this position, Kankipati will head up Product Management and Sales & Marketing for POET.
  • Previous positions included Product Manager at Cisco and engineering and management positions at Opnext in Japan (now part of Lumentum).

Lightwave Logic Appoints Respected Industry Veteran Dr. John Zyskind as Vice President of Engineering

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic, commented: "The addition of John to our team is truly exciting as we position ourselves to fulfill our end-goal of making our electro-optic polymers ubiquitous in the marketplace.

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  • Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic, commented: "The addition of John to our team is truly exciting as we position ourselves to fulfill our end-goal of making our electro-optic polymers ubiquitous in the marketplace.
  • I look forward to closely working with him as we strive to create sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders," concluded Lebby.
  • Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG) is developing a platform leveraging its proprietary engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power.
  • Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated.

Lightwave Logic Appoints Respected Industry Leader Dr. Craig Ciesla to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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In conjunction with Dr. Miller's retirement, Dr. Craig Ciesla, currently a Company Advisory Board member, has been appointed to the Board of Directors.

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  • In conjunction with Dr. Miller's retirement, Dr. Craig Ciesla, currently a Company Advisory Board member, has been appointed to the Board of Directors.
  • Dr. Craig Ciesla is currently the Vice President, Head of the Advanced Platforms and Devices Group at Illumina, a leading provider of DNA sequencing and array technologies.
  • "We are privileged to welcome Craig to the Board of Directors, stepping up from his current role as a member of the Advisory Board," said Tom Zelibor, Chairman of Lightwave Logic.
  • Zelibor concluded: "For more than a decade, Joe has played a pivotal role on our Board of Directors as we transformed from a startup to a leader in the photonics industry.

Corsair Gaming Appoints Thi La and Sarah Mears Kim to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) (Corsair), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance gear for gamers and content creators, today announced it has appointed Thi La and Sarah Mears Kim to its Board of Directors, effective as of December 29, 2021.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) (Corsair), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance gear for gamers and content creators, today announced it has appointed Thi La and Sarah Mears Kim to its Board of Directors, effective as of December 29, 2021.
  • Ms. Kim also served on the Board of Directors for ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurance carrier, from March 2019 to September 2021.
  • Andy Paul, Chief Executive Officer of Corsair, said I am delighted to welcome Thi and Sarah to the Corsair Board.
  • George L. Majoros, Jr., chair of the Board, added We are thrilled that Thi and Sarah have joined our Board.