NeoPhotonics Appoints Michael Sophie to Board of Directors and Chair of Audit Committee

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NeoPhotonics, a leading global supplier of optical networking components for long-haul, metro and access (such as FTTX) networks, today 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 (NASDAQ: MCDTA), a leading provider of storage networking solutions; BCD Semiconductor, an analog and mixed signal IC products company; and Postini, Inc., a leading 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, Calif., where he had financial and operational management responsibility for the NASDAQ-listed (UTSI) company with annual revenues in excess of $2 billion. At UTStarcom, a manufacturer of telecom equipment for use in worldwide markets, with specific focus in mainland China, Mr. Sophie had direct managerial responsibility for accounting, finance, information technology, investor and public relations, legal, human resources, marketing and sales, and supply chain. He also coordinated UTStarcom's highly successful $216M initial public offering in 2000 and effectively positioned the company to investors during the company's rapid growth.

Previously he held high-ranking financial positions with P-Com Inc. and the Loral, Fairchild Imaging Sensors Division.

"We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Board and are confident that his leadership experience will prove invaluable to the company's growth and our strategic planning, especially with regards to various finance, accounting and control posture objectives," said Tim Jenks, Chairman and CEO of NeoPhotonics.

"NeoPhotonics has enjoyed impressive growth over the last two years and has made a number of acquisitions that position the company well for sustained growth in various sectors of the telecommunications industry," said Sophie. "I look forward to assisting the Board as the company enters the next stages of its development."

About NeoPhotonics

NeoPhotonics Corporation is a leading developer and vertically integrated manufacturer of advanced integrated optical modules and subsystems designed to improve the performance and lower the costs associated with backbone and access optical networks. They are at the forefront of the long sought-after integration of active semiconductor, passive PLC and MEMS multi-dimensional switching functions into a single product. This integration is enabled by state-of-the-art integration, nanomaterials and nanoscale design and fabrication technologies. Backed by leading venture capital firms and institutional investors, NeoPhotonics maintains headquarters in San Jose, California and ISO 9001:2000 certified engineering and manufacturing facilities in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China.

www.neophotonics.com