Board of Directors

Faraj Aalaei

Mr. Faraj Aalaei became a director of the Corporation in October 2008. He is currently the President and CEO of Aquantia Corporation. Prior to this, Mr. Aalaei served as Chief Executive Officer and was one of the founders of Centillium Corporation. Mr. Aalaei served as the Vice President, Marketing and Business Development from Centillium's inception in February 1997 until January 2000, when he was named Chief Executive Officer. Prior to co-founding Centillium, Mr. Aalaei was Director of Access Products at Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of fiber-optic transmission and broadband switching platforms, from October 1993 to February 1997. Mr. Aalaei received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.

Thomas H. Baer

Mr. Thomas H. Baer became a director of the Corporation in May 2008. Mr. Baer has served as a director of Medici Arts, B.V, a Netherlands holding company since its creation in September 2004, and as Vice Chairman of Medici Arts, LLC since January 2007. Since November, 2007, Mr. Baer has served as a special advisor to SearchMedia Holdings, Ltd. a special purpose acquisition corporation seeking acquisitions in the digital media space. Mr. Baer founded Baer & McGoldrick, now Schulte, Roth and Zabel, a New York and London based law firm. From 1961 to 1966 Mr. Baer served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Since 1983, Mr. Baer has been active as a motion picture producer and as an executive in the entertainment and media industry in partnership with Michael H. Steinhardt. Mr. Baer is a graduate of Tufts University and Yale Law School.

Herbert Chen

Mr. Herbert Chen became a director of the Corporation in May 2008. Mr. Chen is the co-founder and managing member of Lattanzio Chen Management, LLC, an investment firm based in New York, New York that he founded in 2005. He also founded the investment firm of Chen Capital Management, Inc. in 1993. In addition Mr. Chen was a partner at Steinhardt Partners, LP from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Chen does not sit on the board of directors of any other corporation. Mr. Chen received a BA from Brown University in 1982 and an MBA from the Wharton School in 1987.

Dr. M. Ali Khatibzadeh

Dr. M. Ali Khatibzadeh became a director of the Corporation in December 2009. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since December 2009. Dr. Khatibzadeh has over twenty years of engineering and general management experience in the communications semiconductor industry. Prior to his appointment at the Corporation, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the RF Products Business Unit of Anadigics (NASDAQ: ANAD) from April 2009 to October 2009. He also served Anadigics as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Business Unit from August 2005 to April 2009 and as Vice President of the Wireless Business Unit from June 2000 to August 2005. Prior to Anadigics, Dr. Khatibzadeh was Director of Technology for Ericsson in its American Business Unit and Worldwide RF IC Design manager at Texas Instruments Wireless Communications Business Unit. Dr. Khatibzadeh holds a Ph.D., M.S., and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering as well as a B.S. in Physics from North Carolina State University.

Richard J. Lynch

Mr. Richard Lynch became a director of the Corporation in December 2010. Mr. Lynch is the executive vice president for Verizon Communications, with responsibility for delivering specific strategic technology initiatives across the enterprise. Before being appointed to this position in October 2010, Mr. Lynch was executive vice president and chief technology officer for Verizon Corporation since 2007.  Prior to this, Mr. Lynch was the executive vice president and chief technology officer for Verizon Wireless since its formation in 2000, and before that, had held the same position at Bell Atlantic Mobile since 1990. In these positions he was responsible for network technology selection and planning as well as network operations. Under Mr. Lynch, the Verizon Wireless network attained the distinction of quality and reliability, which formed the basis for the very well known "Can you hear me now?" advertising campaign. Mr. Lynch is a graduate of Lowell Technological Institute (now University of Massachusetts) where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. He has also completed post graduate work at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

Gerald F. Montry

Mr. Gerald F. Montry became a director of the Corporation in May 2000 and became Chairman in May 2008. Since 1998 Mr. Montry has been the Managing Partner of Mont Reuil & Co., a private investment firm. From 2002 to 2008 Mr. Montry served as a member of the Board of Directors of Intervoice Corporation, a developer of voice recognition and speech automation applications and held positions of Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee. From 1986 through its acquisition by Alcatel in 1998, Mr. Montry served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DSC Communications Corporation, a telecommunications equipment provider. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to his tenure at DSC, Mr. Montry held management positions within the Aerospace, Defense and Computer industries.

James M. Pagos

Mr. James M. Pagos became a director of the Corporation in April 1999. Since May 2001, Mr. Pagos has been the Chief Executive Officer of P TEK, LLC, a consulting and investment company. From September 2006 to February 2008 Mr. Pagos was the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Renaissance Lighting, a solid state lighting fixture and technology company located in Herndon, VA. From August 2003 to September 2006, Mr. Pagos was Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Vibrant Solutions, Inc., a provider of performance improvement software and services to the telecom industry. From November 1999 to April 2001, Mr. Pagos was the Chief Executive Officer of Vectant, Inc., a global infrastructure and data network services corporation. From 1972 to 1999, Mr. Pagos was employed by AT&T, a telecommunications corporation, where he most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of AT&T Solutions, the managed services division of AT&T. He also served as Vice President of AT&T Global Services from 1994 until June 1998 and began his telecommunications career in 1972 with AT&T in New England Telephone.

Sam Srinivasan

Mr. Sam Srinivasan became a director of the Corporation in October 2008. From 2004 to 2009, he served on the board of SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a semiconductor company. From 2006 to 2008, he served on the board of Centillium Communications, Inc. From 2008 to 2009, he served on the board of Leadis Technology, Inc. Currently, Mr. Srinivasan also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committees of Inphi Corporation and Beceem Communications, Inc. From May 2000 until March 2002, he served as Founder and Chairman of Health Language, Inc. From November 1988 until March 1996, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cirrus Logic. From May 1984 until November, 1988, he served as director of internal audits and subsequently as Corporate Controller of Intel Corporation. Mr. Srinivasan holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.