People: Oplink Communications Inc (OPLK.O)
OPLK.O on Nasdaq
16.60USD
17 May 2013
16.60USD
17 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Liu |
61 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Shirley Yin |
44 | 2010 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Peter Lee |
38 | 2008 | Chief Operating Officer |
River Gong |
49 | Senior Vice President - Worldwide Sales | |
Stephen Welles |
44 | 2008 | Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Chieh Chang |
60 | 2010 | Lead Independent Director |
Tim Christoffersen |
70 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Jesse Jack |
76 | 2002 | Independent Director |
Hua Lee |
60 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Erica Abrams |
Investor Relations Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Joseph Liu |
Mr. Joseph Y. Liu is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Oplink Communicatins Inc. Mr. Liu is one of founders, has served as Chief Executive Officer since October 2002, and has served as a member of Board of Directors since inception in 1995, serving as Chairman of the Board since November 2009. Mr. Liu also served as Chief Executive Officer from September 1999 to November 2001, and served as Chairman of the Board from inception in 1995 through May 2000 and again from November 2001 to August 2002. Mr. Liu currently serves on the board of directors of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed analog device company, and has done so since October 2006. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Liu was the General Partner of Techlink Technology Ventures. Prior to 1994, Mr. Liu spent ten years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Techlink Semiconductor and Equipment Corp., a semiconductor equipment and technology company. Mr. Liu received his B.S. from Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan and his M.S. from California State University, Chico. |
Shirley Yin |
Ms. Shirley Yin, CPA., is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Oplink Communications, Inc. Ms. Yin has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2007. Ms. Yin joined Oplink in June 2000 as Accounting Manager and was promoted to Controller in October 2003. From July 2007 to August 2007, Ms. Yin held the position of Vice President, Finance, and Acting Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Oplink, Ms. Yin spent three years at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Business Assurance Senior Associate. She is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Yin received a Bachelor of Economics in Business Management from Zhongshan University in China and her M.S. in Accountancy from the University of Southern California. |
Peter Lee |
Mr. Peter Lee is Chief Operating Officer of Oplink Communications Inc., since August 2008. Mr. Lee joined Oplink in August 2000 and held positions as Production Manager, Product Engineering Manager, Director of Product Engineering and since April 2005, Senior Director of Product Line Management (“PLM”) and Operations. In May 2007, Mr. Lee was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and PLM, responsible for managing activities in PLM, manufacturing, research and development and strategic planning. Mr. Lee received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University. |
River Gong |
Ms. River X. Gong is Senior Vice President - Worldwide Sales of Oplink Communications, Inc. She has served as head of sales since February 2003. From January 2001 to February 2003, Ms. Gong served as Sr. Director of Sales, from May 1999 to January 2001 she was Director of Sales, and from January 1998 to May 1999 she was Sales Manager. Prior to joining Oplink, Ms. Gong was Division Manager and Sales Manager of MP Fiber Optics (now Global Opticom), a fiber optics company, from January 1995 to December 1997. Prior to that, she was an architect in China for five years. Ms. Gong received her B.S. in Architecture from Harbin Institute University. |
Stephen Welles |
Mr. Stephen M. Welles is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Oplink Communications Inc., since May 2008. Mr. Welles was an associate and of counsel with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California from October 1999 to April 2008, and was an associate with Ropes & Gray in Boston, Massachusetts from September 1996 to September 1999. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Economics from Boston College. |
Chieh Chang |
Mr. Chieh Chang is Lead Independent Director of Oplink Communications, Inc. Mr. Chang has been a member of Board of Directors since September 1995. Mr. Chang has served as Chief Executive Officer of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed analog device company, since September 2008. Mr. Chang served on the board of directors of Genesis Microchip Inc., a NASDAQ-listed semiconductor company, from November 2004 until its acquisition by STMicroelectronics in January 2008. From February 2000 to February 2003, Mr. Chang served as Chief Executive Officer of Programmable Microelectronics Company, Inc. (now Chingis Technology Corporation), a fabless semiconductor design company. From April 1992 to August 1996, Mr. Chang was the Director of Technology at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Chang received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los |
Tim Christoffersen |
Mr. Tim Christoffersen is Independent Director of Oplink Communications Inc., since November 2009. Mr. Christoffersen served on the board of directors of Genesis Microchip Inc. from August 2002 until January 2008. From June 2004 to April 2006, Mr. Christoffersen was Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS), a semiconductor company, and served on MPS’s board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee from March 2004 to July 2004. Mr. Christoffersen served as a financial consultant to technology companies from 1999 to 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Christoffersen served as Chief Financial Officer of NeoParadigm Labs, Inc. from 1998 to 1999 and as Chief Financial Officer of Chips and Technologies, Inc. from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Christoffersen was Executive Vice President, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Resonex, Inc. from 1991 to 1992. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Christoffersen held several managerial positions with Ford Motor Company. Mr. Christoffersen is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University where he earned a B.A. in Economics. He also holds a Master’s degree in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. |
Jesse Jack |
Mr. Jesse W. Jack is Independent Director of Oplink Communications, Inc., since July 2002. Since January 2003, Mr. Jack has been self-employed as an attorney with The Law Offices of Jesse Jack. He is also the Vice President and General Counsel for I-Bus Corporation, a privately held company. From 1994 until January 2003, Mr. Jack was a partner in the law firm of Jack & Keegan, a California Limited Liability Partnership. Mr. Jack served on the board of directors of The Parkinson’s Institute from 1988 through 2000. Mr. Jack completed the Director Education and Certification Program at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in May 2007. Mr. Jack received his B.S. from California State University, San Jose and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law. |
Hua Lee |
Dr. Hua Lee, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Oplink Communications, Inc., since February 2006. Dr. Lee has been Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1990, and served as Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1998 to 2002. Prior to his tenure at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Dr. Lee was on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Lee completed the Director Education and Certification Program at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in May 2007. Dr. Lee received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University, and M.S. and PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara. |
Erica Abrams |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Joseph Liu |
379,296 |
Shirley Yin |
285,746 |
Peter Lee |
276,482 |
River Gong |
463,098 |
Stephen Welles |
275,808 |
Chieh Chang |
-- |
Tim Christoffersen |
-- |
Jesse Jack |
-- |
Hua Lee |
-- |
Erica Abrams |
-- |
As Of 30 Jun 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Joseph Liu |
1,801,189 | 12,928,444 |
Shirley Yin |
108,028 | 782,347 |
Peter Lee |
44,069 | 387,126 |
River Gong |
169,469 | 1,522,749 |
Stephen Welles |
41,471 | 598,239 |
Chieh Chang |
0 | 0 |
Tim Christoffersen |
0 | 0 |
Jesse Jack |
0 | 0 |
Hua Lee |
0 | 0 |
Erica Abrams |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
YIN SHIRLEY YI |
900 | $0.00 |
CHANG CHIEH |
10,285 | $6.16 |
CHANG CHIEH |
10,000 | $4.20 |
LIU JOSEPH Y |
174,216 | $5.46 |
CHRISTOFFERSEN TIMOTHY R |
4,000 | $0.00 |
JACK JESSE W |
4,000 | $0.00 |
CHANG CHIEH |
4,000 | $0.00 |
LEE HUA |
4,000 | $0.00 |
WELLES STEPHEN M |
2,500 | $0.00 |
GONG XIAOJIANG |
1,834 | $13.64 |
WELLES STEPHEN M |
917 | $13.64 |
YIN SHIRLEY YI |
10,000 | $0.00 |
LIU JOSEPH Y |
9,170 | $13.64 |
LEE PETER |
7,500 | $0.00 |
LEE PETER |
2,751 | $13.64 |
LIU JOSEPH Y |
25,000 | $0.00 |
GONG XIAOJIANG |
5,000 | $0.00 |
YIN SHIRLEY YI |
3,668 | $13.64 |
LIU JOSEPH Y |
386,904 | $4.64 |
JACK JESSE W |
4,000 | $0.00 |
CHRISTOFFERSEN TIMOTHY R |
4,000 | $0.00 |
CHANG CHIEH |
4,000 | $0.00 |
LEE HUA |
4,000 | $0.00 |
YIN SHIRLEY YI |
7,336 | $15.86 |
LIU JOSEPH Y |
18,340 | $15.86 |

