Mark C. Smith is one of the co-founders of ADTRAN and has served as our Chairman of the Board since ADTRAN commenced operations in January 1986. He also served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1986 until his retirement in September 2005, and served as our President from 1986 until November 1995. Mr. Smith currently serves on the boards of the Hudson Alpha Institute of Biotechnology, the University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation and of private corporations Open Biosystems, Expression Genetics, Inc. and Digium, Inc. Mr. Smith is 66. |