Fremont, Calif.—November 17, 2021 – OIF, where the optical networking industry’s interoperability work gets done, today announced election results for its Board of Directors, Officers and Working Group representatives.

Election Results

• Board of Directors: 
  • Mark Filer, Google, was elected to the Board (two-year term) and was appointed as Vice President
  • Jeff Hutchins, Ranovus, was elected to the Board (one-year term) and continues as Physical & Link Layer Working Group – Co-Packaging Vice Chair
  • Cathy Liu, Broadcom Inc., was elected to the Board (one-year term) and was appointed as President
  • Jeffery Maki, Juniper Networks, was re-elected to the Board (two-year term) and continues as Physical Layer User Group Working Group Chair

Continuing in their positions are:

• • Gary Nicholl, Cisco, continues to serve on the Board as Secretary/Treasurer and continues as Physical & Link Layer Working Group – Management Co-Vice Chair
  • Rob Stone, Facebook, continues to serve on the Board
  • Nathan Tracy, TE Connectivity, continues to serve on the Board as VP of Marketing

• Officers: 
  • Karl Bois, TE Connectivity, was re-elected as Technical Committee Vice Chair
  • Lyndon Ong, Ciena, was re-elected as Market Awareness & Education Committee Co-Chair, Networking
  • Klaus-Holger Otto, Nokia, was re-elected as Technical Committee Chair
  • Richard Ward, Intel, was re-elected as Market Awareness & Education Committee Co-Chair, Physical & Link Layer

Continuing in his position is:

• • Dave Brown, Nokia, continues to serve as Director of Communications

• Technical Committee: 
  • Qian Hu, China Telecom, was elected as Network Operator Working Group Chair (two-year term)
  • Jonathan Sadler, Infinera, was elected as Networking & Operations Interoperability Working Group Chair (two-year term)

Continuing in their positions are:

• • Jia He, Huawei Technologies, Inc, continues as Networking & Operations Working Group Chair
  • Michael Klempa, Amphenol, continues as Physical & Link Layer Interoperability Working Group Chair
  • David Stauffer, Kandou Bus, continues as Physical & Link Layer Working Group Chair

“As a member-driven organization, OIF’s accomplishments are the result of the dedication and innovative thinking of our members and the hard work of the leadership team,” said Liu. “We congratulate our new and returning members serving on the Board of Directors and in other leadership positions and thank them for their continued commitment to further OIF’s mission driving electrical, optical and control interoperability.”

About OIF

OIF is where the optical networking industry’s interoperability work gets done. Building on more than 20 years of effecting forward change in the industry, OIF represents the dynamic ecosystem of 125+ industry leading network operators, system vendors, component vendors and test equipment vendors collaborating to develop interoperable electrical, optical and control solutions that directly impact the industry’s ecosystem and facilitate global connectivity in the open network world. Connect with OIF at @OIForum, on LinkedIn and at http://www.oiforum.com.

 

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