Ralph E. Faison has served as one of our directors since August 2003. From February 2003 to the July 2003, Mr. Faison has served as chief executive officer of Andrew Corporation, a public company and a manufacturer of communications equipment and systems, and from June 2002 to the present, Mr. Faison has also served as president and a director of Andrew Corporation. From June 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Faison served as chief operating officer of Andrew Corporation. From June 2001 to June 2002, Mr. Faison served as president and chief executive officer of Celiant Corporation, a manufacturer of power amplifiers and wireless radio frequency systems, which was acquired by Andrew Corporation in June 2002. From October 1997 to June 2001, Mr. Faison was vice president of the New Ventures Group at Lucent Technologies, a communications service provider, and from 1995 to 1997, he was vice president of advertising and brand management at Lucent Technologies. Prior to joining Lucent, Mr. Faison held various positions at AT&T, a voice and data communications company, including as vice president and general manager of AT&T's wireless business unit and manufacturing vice president for its consumer products unit in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a member of the board of directors of WatchMark Corporation, a telecommunications company and a member of the board of directors of The Chicago Executives Club. Mr. Faison received a B.A. degree in marketing from Georgia State University and a M.S. degree in management as a Sloan Fellow from Stanford University. |