Oplink Communications (OPLK)

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.

 

Stephen M. Welles has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since May 2008. Mr. Welles was an associate and of counsel 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. Mr. Welles is admitted to practice law in California, and he is a member of the California State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Economics from Boston College.

 

Shirley Yin has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2007. Ms. Yin joined Oplink in June 2000 as our 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 has served as our Chief Operating Officer 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, our Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, has served as our head of sales since February 2003. From January 2001 to February 2003, Ms. Gong served as our 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 M. Welles has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since May 2008. Mr. Welles was an associate and of counsel 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.

 

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our
executive officers as of August 31, 2008:

 

 

Joseph Y. Liu, one of our founders, has served as our
Chief Executive Officer and President since October 2002, and
has served as a member of our Board of Directors since our
inception in 1995. Previously, Mr. Liu served as our Chief
Executive Officer from September 1999 to November 2001, and
served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors from our
inception in 1995 through May 2000 and again from November 2001
to August 2002. 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
also served as a director of InterVideo, Inc., a DVD software
provider, which was subsequently acquired by Corel Corporation.
Mr. Liu received his B.S. from Chinese Cultural University,
Taiwan and his M.S. from California State University, Chico.

 

Thomas P. Keegan has served as our President since May
2008. Prior to that, he served as our General Counsel and
Vice-President of Business Development. Before joining Oplink,
Mr. Keegan had eighteen years of experience as a private
practice attorney in California and Taipei, Taiwan, including
six years with the law firm Jack and Keegan LLP. His practice
areas included business and technology transactions, commercial
litigation, and intellectual property enforcement, with a focus
on trans-national work involving parties in or from Taiwan, Hong
Kong and China. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Keegan held
management positions in the marine transportation industry.
Mr. Keegan received his B.A. from St. Louis University
and his J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law. He was
admitted to practice law in the State of California in 1988 and
is a member of the California State Bar Association.

Shirley Yin has served as Chief Financial Officer since
August 2007. Ms. Yin joined Oplink in June 2000 as our
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 has served as our Chief Operating Officer 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, our Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales,
has served as our head of sales since February 2003. From
January 2001 to February 2003, Ms. Gong served as our
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 M. Welles has served as our Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary since May 2008. Mr. Welles
was an associate and of counsel 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.

 

Robert Shih served as our Vice President and OCP liaison from August 2007 until his resignation from the Company effective October 5, 2007. Mr. Shih served as our Vice President of Business Development from August 2005 to August 2007. Before joining Oplink, Mr. Shih was Chief Executive Officer of Infomax Optical Technology Corporation, a fiber optics company. Mr. Shih joined Infomax through the acquisition of New Elite Technology Inc., where he was the CEO since January 2004. Prior to Infomax, Mr. Shih was with Finisar Corporation, a company that develops fiber optic subsystems, as the Vice President of Business Development in Asia, and had joined Finisar through the acquisition of Demeter Technology Inc. Prior to Demeter, Mr. Shih was the Chief Technology Officer of AXT, Inc., a semi-conductor company, since 1998. Mr. Shih joined AXT through the acquisition of Alpha Photonics which he founded and managed since 1992. Prior to 1992, Mr. Shih was the Senior Scientist with Physical Optics Corporation, a fiber optics communications company. Mr. Shih received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

Yangfeng Yang joined Oplink in January 1999 and most recently has served as our Vice President of Operations since May 2005. Previously, Mr. Yang served as our General Manager, China Operations since August 2004 and from January 1999 to August 2004, he served in various positions with us, including General Manager, Shanghai Operation, CEO Staff, Vice President of Global Manufacturing/ Operations, Senior Director of United States Operation and Research and Development Manager. Prior to joining Oplink, Mr. Yang spent six years as Director of the Research Institute of Optoelectronics at China Daheng Corporation, a high tech photonic company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from March 1993 to January 1999. Mr. Yang is a member of the Optical Society of China as well as the International Society of Optical Engineering. Mr. Yang received his B. S., M. S. and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

 

Development in Asia, and had joined Finisar through the acquisition of Demeter Technology Inc. Prior to Demeter, Mr. Shih was the Chief Technology Officer of AXT, Inc., a semi-conductor company, since 1998. Mr. Shih joined AXT through the acquisition of Alpha Photonics which he founded and managed since 1992. Prior to 1992, Mr. Shih was the Senior Scientist with Physical Optics Corporation, a fiber optics communications company. Mr. Shih received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

Yangfeng Yang joined Oplink in January 1999 and most recently has served as our Vice President of Operations since May 2005. Previously, Mr. Yang served as our General Manager, China Operations since August 2004 and from January 1999 to August 2004, he served in various positions with us, including General Manager, Shanghai Operation, CEO Staff, Vice President of Global Manufacturing/ Operations, Senior Director of United States Operation and Research and Development Manager. Prior to joining Oplink, Mr. Yang spent six years as Director of the Research Institute of Optoelectronics at China Daheng Corporation, a high tech photonic company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from March 1993 to January 1999. Mr. Yang is a member of the Optical Society of China as well as the International Society of Optical Engineering. Mr. Yang received his B. S., M. S. and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

 

River Gong has served as our Vice President of Sales since February 2003. From January 2001 to February 2003, Ms. Gong served as our 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.