NeoPhotonics appoints Michael Sophie to board of directors and chair of audit committee.(BUSINESS)

NeoPhotonics, a supplier of optical networking components for long-haul, metro, and access (such as FTTX) networks, announced the appointment of Michael J. Sophie to the company's board of directors and chair of the audit committee.

Mr. Sophie currently sits on the boards of directors for McData Corporation, a provider of storage networking solutions; BCD Semiconductor, an analog and mixed signal IC products company; and Postini Inc., a provider of on-demand message management services. Mr. Sophie also serves as audit chair for each of these companies.

Mr. Sophie recently served as EVP and COO, and previously as SVP and CFO, of UTStarcom Inc. of Alameda, California, where he had financial and operational management responsibility for the company...

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