Management Team
Name Age Position(s)
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Muoi Van Tran........ 49 Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Susie L. Nemeti...... 42 Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Vice President
of Finance and Administrative and Director
Mohammad Ghorbanali.. 45 Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of
Manufacturing and Research and Development and
Director
David G. Jenkins..... 46 Managing Director of European Operations
Masato Sakamoto...... 53 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Kunihiro Matsubara... 56 Director
Yoshihisa Okada...... 47 Director
Mitsuyoshi Shibata... 47 Director
Summary of cash and other compensation
The following summary compensation table indicates the cash and non-cash
compensation earned during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 by our
Chief Executive Officer and the two other executives whose total compensation
exceeded $100,000 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999.
Executive compensation table
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Annual
compensation Long-term
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Securities
Name and principal Other annual underlying All other
position Salary Bonus compensation options/SAR compensation
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Muoi Van Tran........... $189,400 $306,600 $17,700 -- --
Chief Executive Officer
and President
Susie L. Nemeti......... 125,600 203,500 14,200 -- --
Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary
and Vice President of
Finance and
Administration
Mohammad Ghorbanali..... 153,800 250,900 17,400 -- --
Chief Operating Officer
and Vice President of
Manufacturing and
Research and
Development
Management Profile
Muoi Van Tran co-founded our company and has been our President since
September 1994, our Chief Executive Officer since March 1999 and a director
since October 1991. Prior to joining us, Dr. Tran was the Director and Vice
President of research, development and engineering and Systems Business Unit
Manager at PCO, Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic products, from 1984 to
1991. Dr. Tran was a Member of Technical Staff at TRW ElectroOptic Research
Center, a research and development company, from 1981 to 1984 and at Bell
Laboratories, a research center, from 1978 to 1981. Dr. Tran was the Technical
Program Co-Chair of the 1991 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and
General Co-Chair of the jointly-held Optical Fiber Communications and
Integrated Optics and Optical Communications Conference in 1993. Dr. Tran has
over 25 years of experience in the field of fiber optics, and earned his Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from the University of Western Australia.
Susie L. Nemeti co-founded our company and has been our Chief Financial
Officer, Vice President of Finance and Administration and Secretary since
November 1991 and a director since September 1996. Prior to joining OCP, she
was the Manager of Accounting at PCO, Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic
products, from December 1987 to August 1991. Prior to working with PCO, Inc.,
she worked as a Financial Analyst and Controller for five years in real estate
acquisitions and property management. She earned her bachelor of science
degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of
Southern California.
Mohammad Ghorbanali co-founded our company and has been our Vice President of
Manufacturing, Research and Development since November 1991, our Chief
Operating Officer since March 1999 and a director since September 1995. He was
formerly with PCO, Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic products, from 1985 to
1991 and 1981 to 1985 at Eaton Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of
instrumentation. He has over 15 years experience in the fiber optics field,
and earned his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering as well as
his masters degree from San Jose State University.
David G. Jenkins joined our company as our Managing Director of European
Operations in July 2000. Prior to joining our company, from 1989 through July
2000, Dr. Jenkins held several positions with Agilent Technologies and Hewlett
Packard, manufacturers of fiber optic equipment, most recently serving as
Public Networks Marketing Manager. Dr. Jenkins was the Research and
Development Manager/Marketing Manager for BT&D Technologies, a manufacturer of
fiber optic equipment, from its inception in 1987 through its sale to Hewlett
Packard in 1995. From 1984 to 1986, Dr. Jenkins was a Senior Scientist for
Plesscor Optronics Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic equipment, and from
1978 to 1984, he was the Fiber Optic Research Group Leader for The Plessey
Company Ltd., a manufacturer of fiber optic equipment. Dr. Jenkins has over 22
years of experience in the field of fiber optics and earned his Ph.D. in
electron microscopy from Oxford University.
Masato Sakamoto has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since January
1998. Since July 1996, Mr. Sakamoto has been the President of Furukawa
Electric North America, Inc. From October 1989 to June 1996, Mr. Sakamoto was
the General Manager of Corporate Planning of mid- to long-term corporate
strategy for Furukawa.
Kunihiro Matsubara has been a director since August 2000. Since January 1997,
Mr. Matsubara has been the General Manager of the Fitel Products Division and
a director of Furukawa. Between April 1995 and January 1997, Mr. Matsubara was
the Deputy General Manager of the Fitel Products Division of Furukawa. Mr.
Matsubara holds a masters degree and bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering from Yokohama National University, Japan.
Yoshihisa Okada has been a director since June 1998. Since April 1998, Mr.
Okada has been the General Manager of Strategic Planning in Tokyo for
Furukawa. From December 1990 to March 1998, Mr. Okada was the General Manager
for European Business Support in London for Furukawa.
Mitsuyoshi Shibata has been a director since April 1997. Since April 1997, Mr.
Shibata has been the General Manager of the Optical Devices Department at
Furukawa. From 1977 to 1987, he was an engineer at Furukawa. He holds a
bachelor of science degree in metallurgy from Tokyo University. |
