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Thomas R. Stanton joined ADTRAN in 1995 as vice president of marketing for the Carrier Networks (CN) Division. Since that time, he has held a number of senior management positions within the company including senior vice president and general manager of the CN Division. He was named ADTRAN’s chief executive officer in September 2005, and chairman of the board in 2007. Prior to joining ADTRAN, he served as vice president of marketing and engineering at Transcrypt International and held several senior management positions with E. F. Johnson Company. Stanton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Auburn University.

Mr. Russo has served as Calix’s president and chief executive officer since December 2002. As Calix’s president and chief executive officer, Mr. Russo brings substantial expertise and knowledge regarding our business strategy, markets and operations to Calix’s board of directors. He also brings to the Board an extensive background in the telecommunications and networking technology industries. From November 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Russo served as vice president of optical strategy and group vice president of optical networking of Cisco Systems, Inc. From April 1998 to October 1999, Mr. Russo served as president and chief executive officer of Cerent Corporation, which was acquired by Cisco. From April 1995 to April 1998, Mr. Russo served in various capacities, including as chief operating officer, at Xircom, Inc., which was acquired by Intel Corporation. Previously, Mr. Russo served as senior vice president and general manager for the hyperchannel networking group of Network Systems Corporation and as vice president and general manager of the data networking products division of AT&T Paradyne Corporation. Mr. Russo served on the board of directors of Vital Network Services, Inc., a privately-held company delivering network lifecycle services, and Xirrus, Inc., a privately-held company providing products that enable high-performance wireless networks. Mr. Russo attended Swarthmore College and previously served on its board of managers.

Gary B. Smith is a British-American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Ciena, an American telecommunications networking multinational.

Mr. Ron Konezny is a Chief Executive Officer at DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC and is based in United States.

I’m a CEO and productive board member who relentlessly pursues best practices and customer satisfaction to stay ahead of competition. My innovation and focus on owning the supply chain has scaled back costs while increasing profits and customer reliability, as well as earning formal recognition: the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year NJ Regional Winner and a Connected World magazine Pioneers of IoT. I understand that achieving goals relies on all stakeholders communicating regularly and working for the same outcomes. I spend time with customers, shareholders, and employees so I can keep my finger on the pulse of the business’s overall health and make changes as needed. Always looking toward the future to anticipate and prepare for change, I excel at product development in response to market changes, managing risk, and overseeing the future direction of company initiatives. My skill set works cross-functionally across industries to help businesses… -- track industry developments and innovations to ensure ability to innovate and deliver relevant services -- generate and maintain successful networks and relationships with vendors, partners, and customers -- Identify and initiate business development and delivery strategies -- pinpoint problems, quickly implementing permanent solutions In my career I’ve helped companies grow profitably by… -- transitioning a firm into a global end-to-end solutions provider, growing sales to $200 million annually -- growing enterprise value from $8 million to $700 million -- directing more than 2,000 staff in 40 locations

Rich Schroder is based in Plano, Texas. He has worked as VP Access Business Unit at Dan Ericsson, Manager Product development at Unify, and Senior Director Switching Product Development at DSC Communications.

Dan Smith is a Private Investor at PLATYKO PARTNERS LP, CEO at SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, and Managing Partner at Growl Tiger II and is based in Hobe Sound, Florida. He has worked as Member Board of Directors at Coriant America and President and CEO at Cascade Communications. Daniel studied at Harvard Business School between 1974 and 1976 and Lehigh University between 1967 and 1971.