ADC Telecommunications Inc.

Robert E. Switz was named Chairman of ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) in July 2008 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2003. Switz has played an instrumental role in transforming ADC in recent years, developing and implementing strategies that enabled the company's return to profitability in the broadband marketplace and securing the company's position as one of the leading global providers of network infrastructure for communications service providers. He has led ADC to five straight years of revenue growth, improved profitability and increased cash flow by strategically aligning the company with the high-growth segments of fiber-based and wireless communications networks. Prior to his President and CEO positions, Switz served ADC as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. He joined ADC as CFO in January 1994 and has also served the company as Sr. Vice President and Executive Vice President during his tenure. Throughout his ADC career, Switz has held leadership responsibilities for numerous critical functions including strategic planning, business development, corporate technology, marketing communications, sales operations, and information systems. As President of ADC's Broadband Access and Transport Group, he led the company's second largest operating group to revenues of $1.0 Billion in fiscal year 2000. Before joining ADC, he served as Vice President, European Operations, Ventures & Finance (CFO) at Burr-Brown Corporation, Tucson, Ariz. At Burr-Brown, he had management responsibilities for five start-up ventures and seven European manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries. He also held responsibility for corporate finance, legal, MIS, accounting, purchasing, physical resources, facilities, investor relations and business development. He served Burr-Brown from 1988 to 1994. Prior to Burr-Brown, Switz held senior financial management positions at Gulfstar Inc. (1986-1988) PepsiCo (1985-1986), AMF (1979-1985) and Olin Corporation (1971-1979). Switz serves as a director on the boards of Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). He received recognition as a Finalist in American Business Awards for Best Executive in 2004 through 2008 and Best Turnaround Executive in 2005 through 2008. In 1999, he was a recipient of the CFO Excellence award from CFO Magazine. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Bridgeport as well as a B.S. in Marketing/Economics from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.

James Mathews was named Chief Financial Officer for ADC in April 2007. As CFO, he is responsible for all ADC financial functions including accounting, treasury, internal controls, audit, tax, investor relations and business development. Mathews previously served as Vice President and Controller at ADC since joining the company in December 2005. Prior to joining ADC, Mathews served in several financial leadership positions. At Northwest Airlines, he served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Before that, he was Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at CARE USA, the world's largest private relief and development agency. Mathews also held a variety of management positions at Delta Air Lines, including Corporate Controller and Corporate Treasurer. Mathews holds a Master's degree in Finance from Georgia State University, a Master's degree in Genetics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Humanities and Biology from Emory University.

Michael Day is the Vice President of Technology and Strategy and Chief Technical Officer for ADC, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His responsibilities include Corporate Business Strategy, Technology Strategy, Product Development Effectiveness, Element Management Platform Development, and the India Development Center across ADC. Dr. Day received his Bachelor of Science with honors in Physics from the University of Missouri, Columbia (Phi Beta Kappa) and his Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in Theoretical Physics. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the IEEE and the IEEE Communications Society. Prior to joining ADC in 2000, Dr. Day performed Strategic Network Planning for Alcatel on a global basis and led the development of Alcatel's strategies for optical networking and convergent IP networks. Prior to Alcatel, Dr. Day's career was entirely in carrier network architecture and technology functions, including responsibilities as network architect of Ameritech's regulated networks for three years, Director of Network Development for Telecom New Zealand, and Supervisor of Transmission Network Architecture at AT&T Bell Labs. Dr. Day has numerous publications, presentations and chairs of industry conference sessions in network architecture and technology, with particular focus on network evolution, transmission systems and network architectures, protection, restoration and survivability and mission-critical communications networks.

Jeff Pflaum is vice president, general counsel and secretary at ADC. In this role, Mr. Pflaum is responsible for managing ADC's legal affairs and contracting activity worldwide. He also works closely with ADC's board of directors. Since joining ADC in 1996, Mr. Pflaum has been actively involved in matters including corporate finance transactions, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance. Prior to ADC, Mr. Pflaum was in private law practice in Minneapolis focusing in the areas of corporate finance, new business ventures and mergers and acquisitions. He holds a JD from William Mitchell College of Law and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Kimberly Hartwell was named Vice President, Global Go-to-Market in July 2008 and leads ADC's global sales, marketing, customer service and technical support teams. She also serves as Vice President, Go-To-Market for Americas for the company. In her global role, Hartwell is responsible for global sales and marketing initiatives for ADC's Global Connectivity Solutions, Network Solutions and Professional Services business units. Hartwell was named Vice President of Go-To-Market for the Americas in May 2007 with responsibility for sales and marketing initiatives for Global Connectivity Solutions, the Active Infrastructure Group and Professional Services, as well as the management of ADC?s Customer Service organization. She previously served as Vice President of Sales, National Accounts at ADC since joining the company in July 2004. In this position, Hartwell was responsible for driving ADC?s channel sales strategies, including channel development in North America. She also drove an increased sales focus on ADC?s tier 2 and 3 Service Provider accounts, as well as ADC?s Government, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Enterprise and Broadcast markets. Prior to joining ADC, Hartwell was Vice President of Marquee Accounts at Emerson Electric Company, a manufacturer of electrical, electronic and other products for consumer, commercial, communications and industrial markets. She also held a broad range of sales and marketing leadership positions with Marconi in North America and Europe during her 19-year career with that company. Hartwell holds an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, and a BSEE degree from Vanderbilt University.

Pat O'Brien was named Managing Director of ADC GMbH in Germany, the company's headquarters for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) in June 2007. In addition to his new role, O'Brien serves as President of ADC's Global Connectivity Solutions Business Unit, a position he has held since September 2004. In this role, he oversees ADC's infrastructure product offerings manufactured and distributed in all regions of the world. Before that, O'Brien served as President and Regional Director of the Americas Region for ADC where he was responsible for all product and service development, manufacturing and sales for the region. In his career with ADC, O'Brien also served as President of the Copper and Fiber Connectivity Business Unit from October 2002 to May 2004. O'Brien joined ADC in 1993 as a Product Manager for the company's industry-leading DSX products. During the following eight years, he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the product management area, including Vice President and General Manager of copper and fiber connectivity products. Previously, O'Brien spent six years with Contel Telephone (now Verizon) in a network planning capacity. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University.

Richard (Dick) Parran was named President of ADC's Network Solutions Business Unit in January 2009. In this role, Parran is responsible for the growth and development of the company's global wireless coverage and capacity business. Parran joined ADC in 1995 and previously served as President of ADC's Professional Services Business Unit that offers a broad range of services to help network operators plan, deploy and maintain their networks. Before that, he was Vice President of Business Development with responsibility for leading the company's mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and venture capital investment activities. Prior to joining ADC, Parran, a 25-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, held a number of management positions with companies such as Paragon Cable and Centel Corporation. Parran holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. He serves on the Board of Visitors at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering; is a board member of the ADC Foundation; and has been active in community non-profits and youth athletics.

B. Kristine Johnson is president of Affinity Capital Management, a venture capital firm that invests primarily in seed and early-stage health care companies in the United States. She has held this position since 2000. She served as a consultant to Affinity Capital Management in 1999. Prior to serving as a consultant to Affinity Capital Management in 1999, Johnson was employed for 17 years at Medtronic, Inc., a manufacturer of cardiac pacemakers, neurological and spinal devices and other medical products, serving most recently as senior vice president and chief administrative officer from 1998 to 1999. Her experience at Medtronic also includes service as president of the vascular business and president of the tachyarrhythmia management business, among other roles. Johnson holds bachelor's degrees in math, economics and political science from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Johnson currently serves on the boards of directors of St. Olaf College, University of Minnesota Foundation, University of Minnesota Physicians and the Finance Committee of the Minneapolis Club as well as the boards of several private entities.

Mr. Jean-Pierre Rosso is a new nominee to our Board of Directors. He served as Chairman of CNH Global N.V. from November 1999 until his retirement in May 2004. He was Chief Executive Officer of CNH Global N.V. from November 1999 to November 2000. He acted as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Case Corporation, an agricultural and construction equipement manufacturer, from March 1996 to November 1999, after having been President and Chief Executive Officer of Case Corporation from April 1994 to March 1996. He was President of the Home & Building Control Business of Honeywell, Inc. from 1992 to 1994 and before that, President of European operations of Honeywell, Inc. from 1987 until 1991. He is a director of Medtronic Inc., ADC Telecommunications, Inc. and Eurazeo.

Mr. Wunsch has been a director of ADC since 1991. Mr. Wunsch served in executive positions with Harris Bank N. A. and Harris myCFO, Inc., which are subsidiaries of the Bank of Montreal, from March 2002 through September 2006. He was an independent consultant in the financial services industry from December 2001 to March 2002. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Family Financial Strategies, Inc., a registered investment advisory company, from 1997 to 2002. From 1990 to 1997, he served as President of Perrybell Investments, Inc., a registered investment advisory company.

Dr. Prabhu has been a director of ADC since November 2008. Dr. Prabhu served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Tellabs from February 2004 until his retirement in February 2008. Prior to joining Tellabs, Dr. Prabhu held various engineering and management positions at Alcatel, including chief operating officer of Alcatel and chief executive officer of Alcatel USA. From November 2001 until February 2004, Dr. Prabhu was a venture partner in Morgenthaler Ventures, a venture capital firm. Dr. Prabhu is also a director of Altera Corp. and Tekelec, Inc.

Larry Wangberg, served as TechTV's chairman and chief executive officer until July 2002. He has more than 25 years of cable industry experience. Prior to joining TechTV (formerly ZDTV) in August 1997, Mr. Wangberg was chairman and CEO of StarSight Telecast, Inc., an interactive program guide company, where he directed the company's growth in cable, satellite, consumer electronics, and licensing. Upon turning this public company around, he led the merger of StarSight into Gemstar International. Before his work with StarSight Telecast, Mr. Wangberg served as chairman and CEO of Times Mirror Cable Television and senior vice president of the parent Times Mirror Co. Earlier he was president and chief operating officer of Warner Amex Cable's Metro Division, which included all two-way interactive cable systems utilizing Qube technology in major cities. In addition to being on the board of Autodesk, Larry is currently on the boards of Charter Communications and ADC Telecommunications. He has also held posts as chairman of the National Cable Television Association and the Kaitz Foundation, vice chairman of the National Academy of Cable Programming, and director at Cable Labs and C-Span.

Dr. Spivey has been a director of ADC since September 2004. Dr. Spivey most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Luminent, Inc., a fiber optics transmission products manufacturer, from July 2000 to November 2001. From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Spivey served as Network Products Group President for Lucent Technologies. He also served as Vice President of the Systems & Components Group at AT&T Corporation/Lucent Technologies from 1994 to 1997. Dr. Spivey also serves on the Boards of Directors of Novellus Systems, Inc., Raytheon Company, The Laird Group, PLC and Cascade Microtech, Inc.