People: Finisar Corporation (FNSR.O)

FNSR.O on Nasdaq

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Rawls, Jerry 65 2008 Chairman of the Board
Gertel, Eitan 47 2008 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Workman, Stephen 58 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance
Swanson, Todd 38 2008 Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing
Young, Joseph 52 2008 Senior Vice President - Operations and Engineering
Colyar, Mark 46 2008 Senior Vice President - Operations & Engineering
Brown, Christopher 42 2008 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Ferguson, Roger 66 1999 Director
Fries, David 64 2005 Director
Stephens, Robert 64 2005 Director
Trempont, Dominique 55 2005 Director
Crespi, Christopher 46 2008 Director
Pardun, Thomas 66 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Rawls, Jerry Mr. Jerry Rawls has served as a member of Finisar Corporation board of Directors since March 1989 and as the Chairman of the Board since January 2006. Mr. Rawls served as the company's Chief Executive Officer from August 1999 until the completion of the Optium merger in August 2008. Mr. Rawls also served as President from April 2003 until the completion of the Optium merger and previously held that title from April 1989 to September 2002. From September 1968 to February 1989, Mr. Rawls was employed by Raychem Corporation, a materials science and engineering company, where he held various management positions including Division General Manager of the Aerospace Products Division and Interconnection Systems Division. Mr. Rawls holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and an M.S. in Industrial Administration from Purdue University.
Gertel, Eitan Mr. Eitan Gertel was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Finisar Corporation and as a Director since the completion of the Optium merger in August 2008. Mr. Gertel served as Optium’s President and as a director from March 2001 and as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Optium from February 2004 through the completion of the merger. Mr. Gertel worked as President and General Manager of the former transmission systems division of JDS Uniphase Corporation from 1995 to 2001. JDSU is a provider of broadband test and management solutions and optical products. Mr. Gertel holds a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University.
Workman, Stephen Mr. Stephen Workman has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Finisar Corporation since September 2002 and as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from March 1999 to September 2002. Mr. Workman also served as Secretary from August 1999 until August 2008. From November 1989 to March 1999, Mr. Workman served as Chief Financial Officer at Ortel Corporation. Mr. Workman holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and an M.S. in Industrial Administration from Purdue University.
Swanson, Todd Mr. Todd Swanson has served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing of Finisar Corporation since August 2008. Mr. Swanson joined the company in 2002 and served as Product Line Manager and Director of Marketing for Optics Division prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President. Mr. Swanson served as Director of Marketing (on a part-time basis while he was studying for his M.B.A.) for Aegis Semiconductor, a manufacturer of optical semiconductor devices, from December 2000 through June 2001. From July 1995 to August 1999, Mr. Swanson was employed by Hewlett-Packard Company as project leader and project manager in the Automotive Lighting Group of the Optoelectronics Division. Mr. Swanson holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Young, Joseph Mr. Joseph Young has served as Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering of Finisar Corporation since the completion of the Optium merger in August 2008. Mr. Young joined the company in October 2004 as Senior Vice President, Operations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Young served as Director of Enterprise Products, Optical Platform Division of Intel Corporation from May 2001 to October 2004. Mr. Young served as Vice President of Operations of LightLogic, Inc. from September 2000 to May 2001, when it was acquired by Intel, and as Vice President of Operations of Lexar Media, Inc. from December 1999 to September 2000. Mr. Young was employed from March 1983 to December 1999 by Tyco/Raychem, where he served in various positions, including his last position as Director of Worldwide Operations for the OEM Electronics Division of Raychem Corporation. Mr. Young holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Operations Research from the University of New Haven and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Colyar, Mark Mr. Mark Colyar has served as Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering of Finisar Corporation since the completion of the Optium merger in August 2008. Mr. Colyar served as Optium’s Senior Vice President of Engineering from April 2001 through the completion of the merger and also served as General Manager of Optium’s U.S. operations from February 2004 through the completion of the merger. Mr. Colyar served in various positions at JDSU’s former TSD division from November 1995 to April 2001, including Director of Sales and Marketing, Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Operations. Mr. Colyar holds a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University.
Brown, Christopher Mr. Christopher Brown has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Finisar Corporation since the completion of the Optium merger in August 2008. Mr. Brown served as Optium’s General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development from August 2006 through the completion of the merger. Prior to that, Mr. Brown was a partner at the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP from January 2005 to August 2006, and a partner at the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery from January 2003 to January 2005. Mr. Brown holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.
Ferguson, Roger Mr. Roger Ferguson has been a member of the board of Directors of Finisar Corporation, since August 1999. From June 1999 to December 2001, Mr. Ferguson served as Chief Executive Officer of Semio Corp., an early stage software company. Mr. Ferguson served as a principal in VenCraft, LLC, a venture capital partnership, from July 1997 to August 2002. From August 1993 to July 1997, Mr. Ferguson was Chief Executive Officer of DataTools, Inc., a database software company. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Ferguson served as Chief Operating Officer of Network General Inc., a network analysis company. Mr. Ferguson holds a B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.
Fries, David Dr. David Fries has served as a member of the board of Directors of Finisar Corporation, since June 2005. Dr. Fries has been employed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, a venture capital investment firm, since August 2001 where he currently serves as a Managing Director. Prior to joining VantagePoint, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Productivity Solutions, Inc., a Florida-based developer of automated checkout technologies for food and discount retailers, from 1995 to 1999. For seven years prior to that, he was a general partner of Canaan Partners, a venture capital firm. Dr. Fries served 17 years in numerous executive roles in engineering, manufacturing, senior management and finance at General Electric Company, including directing GE Venture Capital’s California operation, which later became Canaan Partners. Dr. Fries holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Florida Atlantic University and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University.
Stephens, Robert Mr. Robert Stephens has served as a member of the board of Directors of Finisar Corporation, since August 2005. Mr. Stephens served as the Chief Executive Officer since April 1999 and President since October 1998 of Adaptec, Inc., a storage solutions provider, until his retirement in May 2005. Mr. Stephens joined Adaptec in November 1995 as Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Adaptec, Mr. Stephens was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Power I/O, a company that developed serial interface solutions and silicon expertise for high-speed data networking, that was acquired by Adaptec in 1995. Prior to founding Power I/O, Mr. Stephens was President and Chief Executive Officer of Emulex Corporation, which designs, develops and supplies Fibre Channel host bus adapters. Before joining Emulex, Mr. Stephens was Senior Vice President, General Manager, and founder of the Microcomputer Products Group at Western Digital Corporation. He began his career at IBM, where he served over 15 years in a variety of management positions. Mr. Stephens holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology and an M.S. in Industrial Psychology from San Jose State University.
Trempont, Dominique Mr. Dominique Trempont has served as a member of the board of Directors of Finisar Corporation, since August 2005. Mr. Trempont is a member of the board of directors of 3Com Corporation, a networking company, and chairs its Finance and Audit Committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of Energy Recovery, Inc., a manufacturer of efficient energy recovery devices utilized in the water desalination industry, and chairs its Audit Committee and its Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Trempont was CEO in residence at Battery Ventures from August 2003 until June 2004. Prior to joining Battery Ventures, Mr. Trempont was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kanisa, Inc., a software company focused on enterprise self-service applications, from November 1999 to November 2002. Mr. Trempont was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gemplus Corporation, a smart card company, from May 1997 to June 1999. Prior to Gemplus, Mr. Trempont served as Chief Financial Officer and head of Operations at NeXT Software. Mr. Trempont began his career at Raychem Corporation, a materials science and engineering company focused on telecommunications, electronics, automotive and other industries. Mr. Trempont received an undergraduate degree in Economics from College Saint Louis (Belgium), a B.A. in Business Administration and Computer Sciences from the University of Louvain (Belgium), with high honors, and a masters in Business Administration from INSEAD (France/Singapore).
Crespi, Christopher Mr. Christopher Crespi is Director of Finisar Corporation. Mr. Crespi served as a director of Optium from November 2005 through the completion of the merger. Mr. Crespi is co-founder and president of Pacific Realm, LLC, a small investment fund which invests in private growth companies and equity funds. Mr. Crespi worked as managing director of Banc of America Securities LLC from November 1999 until his retirement in January 2004. Mr. Crespi holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of California at Davis and an M.B.A. from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Pardun, Thomas Mr. Thomas E. Pardun has been appointed as Director of Finisar Corporation. Mr. Pardun is currently Chairman of Western Digital Corporation, one of the manufacturers of hard-disk drives for the personal computer and home entertainment markets. He has served in this capacity from January 2000 until January 2002 and again since April 2007. He worked for 8 years in various positions at MediaOne and its predecessor company U S West, with the most recent being President of MediaOne International Asia-Pacific before retiring in July of 2000. Prior to U S West, he was President of the Central Group for Sprint. Previously, Mr. Pardun held a variety of management positions during a 19-year tenure with IBM, concluding as Director of Product Line Evaluation at IBM's New York marketing headquarters.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Rawls, Jerry 1,018,730
Gertel, Eitan 1,065,480
Workman, Stephen 377,595
Swanson, Todd --
Young, Joseph 650,938
Colyar, Mark 516,624
Brown, Christopher --
Ferguson, Roger --
Fries, David --
Stephens, Robert --
Trempont, Dominique --
Crespi, Christopher --
Pardun, Thomas --
As Of 29 Apr 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Rawls, Jerry 2,100,000 6,372,000
Gertel, Eitan 40,125 161,568
Workman, Stephen 640,000 1,820,750
Swanson, Todd 0 0
Young, Joseph 600,000 1,988,000
Colyar, Mark 11,995 57,284
Brown, Christopher 0 0
Ferguson, Roger 0 0
Fries, David 0 0
Stephens, Robert 0 0
Trempont, Dominique 0 0
Crespi, Christopher 0 0
Pardun, Thomas 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
SWANSON TODD 20 $8.11
GERTEL EITAN 31,250 $0.00
BROWN CHRISTOPHER 12,500 $0.00
WORKMAN STEPHEN K 14,812 $0.00
COLYAR MARK S 15,000 $0.00
RAWLS JERRY S 31,250 $0.00
YOUNG JOSEPH A 15,102 $0.00
BROWN CHRISTOPHER 14,246 $0.00
SWANSON TODD 3,552 $0.00
GERTEL EITAN 13,326 $0.00
RAWLS JERRY S 45,000 $0.00
WORKMAN STEPHEN K 12,500 $0.00
YOUNG JOSEPH A 18,750 $0.00
COLYAR MARK S 14,461 $0.00
SWANSON TODD 15,000 $0.00
COLYAR MARK S 1,048 $9.25
GERTEL EITAN 2,319 $9.25
BROWN CHRISTOPHER 898 $9.25
JONES MORGAN M 37,500 $1.20
JONES MORGAN M 900,000 $1.20
JONES MORGAN M 68,000 $1.19
JONES MORGAN M 1,632,000 $1.19
JONES MORGAN M 27,800 $1.14
JONES MORGAN M 667,200 $1.14
JONES MORGAN M 200,000 $1.15
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