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FREMONT--- Avanex Corporation Announces Termination of President and CEO and Resignation of CFO; Announces Giovanni Barbarossa as Interim CEO and Paul Smith as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
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| 7/7/2008 @ 6:29 AM
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Avanex Corporation (NASDAQ:AVNX) today announced the termination of Dr. Jo Major from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer, due to the inability of Dr. Major and the Board of Directors to work together effectively. Dr. Major has also resigned from the Board of Directors. In addition, Avanex announced the resignation of Ms. Marla Sanchez from her position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Avanex also announced the appointment of Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Barbarossa has worked at Avanex since February 2000 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since May 2002. Previously he ran the Active Component Business Unit. Dr. Barbarossa joined Avanex prior to its initial public offering and has been a member of the executive team for over six years. Through his tenure at Avanex, which is the longest of any other officer at the Company, Dr. Barbarossa has established long-standing relationships with customers and employees.
The Board has begun a CEO and CFO search, and a subcommittee of the Board has been established to review potential candidates. Mr. Paul Smith, a current member of the Board, has also been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.
“I would like to thank Jo, on behalf of our Board of Directors, for his contributions in taking the Company through a difficult transition period over the last several years. We look forward to continuing the solid execution of the Company’s strategy,” said Mr. Smith.
The departure of Dr. Major and Ms. Sanchez is not related to the Company’s operational performance or financial condition. The Company is reconfirming its fiscal fourth quarter revenue guidance of between $50.0 million and $53.0 million. In addition, the Company anticipates positive cash flow for its fiscal fourth quarter.
Mr. Smith has served on Avanex’s Board since November 2007. He is currently President and CEO of PacketMotion, Inc., a network security company. Prior to joining PacketMotion, Mr. Smith was Chairman and CEO of Tasman Networks, Inc., which was acquired by Nortel Networks Corporation. Prior to Tasman, Mr. Smith was Vice President and General Manager of the Telecom Division of New Focus, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Bookham, Inc., and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Asante Technologies, Inc.
About Avanex
Avanex Corporation meets the needs of fiber optic communications networks for greater capacity, longer distance transmissions, improved connectivity, higher speeds and lower costs. Our solutions enable optical wavelength multiplexing, dispersion compensation, switching and routing, transmission, and amplification, and include network-managed subsystems. Avanex Corporation, incorporated in 1997, is headquartered in Fremont, California, and maintains facilities in New York, Florida, China, France, Italy, and Thailand. To learn more about Avanex Corporation, visit our Web site at: www.avanex.com. |
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