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Market Cap:$1.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$476.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment with an innovative portfolio of more than 1,700 solutions for use in the last mile of today's telecommunications networks. Widely deployed by carriers, distributed enterprises and Small- and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs), ADTRAN solutions enable voice, data, video, and Internet communications across copper, fiber, and wireless network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every major U.S. service provider and many global ones, as well as by thousands of public, private and governmental organizations worldwide. ADTRAN is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with sales offices strategically located throughout the United States and around the world. Every ADTRAN product is backed by an industry-leading warranty, best-in-class telephone technical support from our team of degreed engineers, and is eligible for free firmware updates. Our products are recognized within the industry as being easy to install, use and maintain greatly reducing the field support normally required to keep your network connected. The simplified installation and operation of an ADTRAN solution means added value, a lower total cost of ownership and a connectivity solution that you can count on. ISO 9001 and TL9000 certified, ADTRAN employs consistent quality processes from initial product design to the final unit testing to exceed customer expectations. ...

Chairman & CEOThomas Stanton
Number of Employees 1,644
Contact Information

901 Explorer Blvd

Huntsville, Alabama 35806-2807

adtran.com

(256) 963-8000

NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210

Recent Events

  • Diller Telephone Company Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for

    6/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • SCRTC selects Adtran platform for advanced triple-play services

    6/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative Selects ADTRAN Total

    6/22/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • ADTRAN Unveils Layer 3 Multi-Service Switch Platforms

    5/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Adtran unveils Layer 3 switches

    5/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • TSC Ratings' Updates: FirstMerit

    4/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Adtran Q1 Profit Declines; Declares quarterly cash dividend of 9 Cents - Update

    4/14/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • ADTRAN Posts Q1 Sales of $110 Million

    4/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • ADTRAN unveils Ethernet for mobile backhaul

    4/01/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ADTRAN Unveils Advanced Ethernet Capabilities For Next-Generation

    4/01/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ADTRAN launches IP communications alliance program

    3/31/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ADTRAN FTTP Strategy Strengthens Comprehensive Portfolio for Broadband Stimulus

    2/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ADTRAN appoints Gary Bolton as VP of Global Marketing

    2/24/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • AdTran Issues 4Q Results

    1/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
James Matthews Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director
Kevin W. Schneider Chief Technology Officer
James D. Wilson, JR Senior Vice President
Lonnie McMillian Senior Vice President of Engineering
Michael Foliano Senior Vice President
Peter Voetsch Senior Vice President, Operations
Raymond R. Schansman Senior Vice President
Ed Rohlfs Vice President Quality
Everette Ramage Vice President Â?? Enterprise Networks Engineering
P. Steven Locke Vice President
Paris Arey Vice President, Intl Sales
Randy Crim Vice President, Sourcing
Robert Fredrickson Vice President Â?? Carrier Networks Sales
Jay Wilson Senior Vice President and General Manager Carrier Networks Division
Rick Schansman Senior Vice President and General Manager Enterprise Networks Division
Brian Heurter Director, Sales, Canada
Don Brannen Quality Director
Steve Shipley Product Qualification Director
Susan Cook Director, Enterprise Sales, Eastern US
Chuck Stutler Supplier Quality Manager
David Rorex Product Manager
Dom Fruges Product Marketing Manager
Chirag Patel Design Engineer
W. Frank Blount Secretary
William Powell Customer Quality Engineer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas Stanton Chairman & CEO
H. Fenwick Huss Chairman
Balan Nair Board of Directors
Howard Thrailkill Board of Directors
James L.North Board of Directors
Mark Smith Board of Directors
Ross Ireland Board of Directors
Roy Nichols Board Director
William L. Marks Board Director

THOMAS R. STANTON has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since September 2005, and as our Chairman of the Board since April 2007. Prior to becoming our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Stanton served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager - Carrier Networks from 2001 to September 2005, Vice President and General Manager - Carrier Networks from 1999 to 2001, and Vice President - Carrier Networks Marketing from 1995 to 1999. Before joining ADTRAN, Mr. Stanton served as Vice President - Marketing & Engineering for Transcrypt International, Inc. in 1995. He also served as Director, Marketing and then Senior Director, Marketing, for the E.F. Johnson Company from 1993 until joining Transcrypt in 1995. Mr. Stanton is 43.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board Director Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
E.F. Johnson Company Director, Marketing Former
E.F. Johnson Company Board of Directors Former
Auburn University Bachelors Degree Former

Matthews joined ADTRAN in 2001 as senior vice president – finance, chief financial officer and treasurer. He was appointed secretary and a director of the board in February 2007. Prior to joining ADTRAN, Matthews was chief financial officer of Home Wireless Networks, Inc., a provider of wireless voice and data networks for the telecommunications industry. Also, Matthews served as chief financial officer, and later as president and chief executive officer of Miltope Group Inc., a provider of custom computing devices and peripherals for the commercial aerospace and defense industry. He also served in a variety of financial and operating capacities within divisions of Hughes Aircraft, Amstrad Plc and ITT in areas of manufacturing, distribution, mergers, acquisitions and new business development. Matthews is a graduate of Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Secretary Current
Miltope Group, Inc. CEO Former
Miltope Group, Inc. President Former
Home Wireless Networks, Inc Cfo Former
Miltope Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Miltope Group, Inc. Vice President, Finance Former
Amstrad PLC Finance & Operating Positions Former
Hughes Aircraft Company Finance & Operating Positions Former
Golden Gate University Bachelor of Science Degree In Accountancy Former

Dr. Schneider is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Rolla. Upon completion of his Ph.D. in 1992, he joined the ADTRAN technical staff where he has been involved with DSL development, and was part of the team that developed the world’s first commercial implementation of Trellis Coded Pulse Amplitude Modulation (TC PAM). He currently serves on the board of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solution (ATIS) and as convener of the ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum. He was a significant contributor to the Committee T1 standards in High Bit Rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL) and Spectrum Management, and served on the Wireline Spectral Integrity focus group of the FCC-chartered National Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC). As CTO, he leads the advanced development technical staff who is responsible for ADTRAN’s new technology development efforts and participation on numerous industry standards committees.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President Former
ADTRAN, Inc. Staff Scientist Former
Missouri University of Science and Technology Ph.D Former
Missouri University of Science and Technology Graduate Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
ADTRAN, Inc. General Manager, Carrier Networks Former
Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Manager, Engineering Operations Former
Vanderbilt University Bsee Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President of Engineering Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Conversant Healthcare Systems, Inc. Board Member Current
Applied Genomics Board of Directors Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board Member Current
Motorola, Inc. Former

As senior vice president of global operations, Foliano is responsible for global operations, including all manufacturing, supply chain and logistics functions. He has more than 20 years of industry experience, including serving as senior vice president of global operations for Somera Communications as well as several executive positions within Lucent and AT&T. His responsibilities have included managing global production, logistics, customer service, business services, information technology, supply chain planning and procurement. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio University, an Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, and an Master of Science degree in Management from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Purdue University Master of Science Degree In Industrial Engineering Former
Ohio University Bachelor of Science Degree In Industrial and Systems Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
ADTRAN, Inc. General Manager, Enterprise Networks Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President Quality Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President Â?? Enterprise Networks Engineering Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President, Intl Sales Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President, Sourcing Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Vice President Â?? Carrier Networks Sales Current

As senior vice president and general manager of the Carrier Networks (CN) Division, Wilson is responsible for all carrier engineering, marketing, sales and support functions. Wilson joined ADTRAN in 1998. He has served in a number of roles for the Carrier Networks Division and most recently served as vice president of product marketing. He has played a key role in the development and introduction of several ADTRAN product lines that are widely deployed by telecommunications carriers. Prior to joining ADTRAN, Wilson served in a number of management roles for Wyle Laboratories. While there, his responsibilities included sales, marketing and engineering management for Wyle’s testing and engineering services to the telecommunications, aerospace/defense and nuclear equipment qualification industries. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager Carrier Networks Division Current
Vanderbilt University Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

As senior vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Networks (EN) Division, Schansman is responsible for all enterprise engineering, marketing, sales and support functions. Schansman joined ADTRAN in 1996. He has served in a number of positions with the company for both the EN and CN Divisions and most recently served as vice president of engineering for systems products for the CN Division. During his tenure, he has been responsible for the development of several ADTRAN product lines used by both enterprise and carrier customers. Prior to joining ADTRAN, Schansman held positions with SCI Systems, General Digital Industries and Radiometrics. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager Enterprise Networks Division Current
Radiometrics Corporation Former
The University of Alabama Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Director, Sales, Canada Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Director, Sales, Canada Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Quality Director Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Product Qualification Director Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Director, Enterprise Sales, Eastern US Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Director, Enterprise Sales, Eastern US Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Supplier Quality Manager Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Product Manager Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Product Marketing Manager Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Design Engineer Current
Stack Software, Inc. Current
Clear-Com Former
Clear Technologies, Inc. Former
Rutgers University M.S. In Computer Engineering Former
The University of Alabama B.S. In Computer Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Secretary Current
Caterpillar, Inc. Governance Committee Chairman Current
Hanson PLC Director Current
Alcatel SA Director Current
Entergy Corporation Director Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board Director Current
KBR, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cypress Communications CEO Former
Telstra Corporation Limited CEO Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Chief Executive Former
Entergy Corporation Non-executive Director Former
Cypress Communications Chairman Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Director Former
Caterpillar, Inc. Director Former
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Customer Quality Engineer Current

H. FENWICK HUSS has served as Dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University since July 2004. Prior to his appointment as Dean, Dr. Huss was Associate Dean from 1998 to 2004 and Director of the School of Accountancy at Georgia State from 1996 to 1998. He has been a member of the School of Accountancy faculty since 1989. He also served on the faculty of the University of Maryland as an assistant professor from 1983 to 1989, and is a visiting professor at the Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Dr. Huss has been a member of our Board of Directors since October 2002. Dr. Huss is 57.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Chairman Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Maryland Faculty Former
Organization Position Status
Liberty Global, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Austar United Communications Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Qwest Corporation Chief Technology Officer Former
Iowa State University MBA Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Tennessee Valley Authority Board Director Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ADTRAN, Inc. President Former
ADTRAN, Inc. Coo Former

JAMES L. NORTH is an attorney with James L. North & Associates in Birmingham, Alabama and has been counsel to ADTRAN since its incorporation in November 1985. Mr. North has been a practicing attorney since 1965. Mr. North currently serves as a director emeritus and served as a director of ADTRAN from 1993 to December 2002. Mr. North is 71.

Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
Organization Position Status
Focus Ventures Senior Executive Vice President of Services and Chief Technology Officer for Sbc Communications Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NeuStar, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Focus Ventures Board of Directors Current
Matisse Networks Inc Board of Directors Current
Assia Inc. Board of Directors Current
SBC Communications, Inc. CTO Former
Focus Ventures Advisor Former

Roy Nichols is the co-founder of Nichols Research Corporation, a public information technology company specializing in information solutions and services. Mr. Nichols served as president from 1976-1999 and under his leadership Nichols Research grew into a company that now generates approximately $400M per year in revenues. Mr. Nichols has over twenty years of experience working with companies and building experienced management teams.

Organization Position Status
Nichols Research, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Bluecreek Investment Partners, LLC Director Current
Applied Genomics Board of Directors Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board Director Current
Nichols Research, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Nichols Research, Inc. President Former
Nichols Research, Inc. Cto Former
Nichols Research, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Organization Position Status
Whitney National Bank Chief Executive Officer Current
Whitney Holding Corporation Chair of Board Current
Cleco Power LLC Director Current
ADTRAN, Inc. Board Director Current
Whitney Holding Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Whitney Holding Corporation Director Former
Whitney National Bank Chairman Current

Executive News

  • Diller Telephone Company Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Diller Telephone Company Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 for Fiber-to-the-Premises Deployment

    Business Wire - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 Gaining Momentum in the Tier 3 MarketADTRAN's Total Access 5000 Ethernet MSAP (Photo: Business Wire)

    DMN Newswire - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 Gaining Momentum in the Tier 3 Market

    Reuters - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative Selects ADTRAN Total

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • ADTRAN's Total Access 5000 Gaining Momentum in the Tier 3 Market

    Business Wire - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 Fiber-to-the-Premises and Multiservice Solution for Advanced Triple-Play Services

    Business Wire - 6/22/09 - View Story

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     ADTN $22.98 +0.59 (2.64% )
Average Volume 781,917
Shares Outstanding 62.36M
Market Cap 1.4B
Year High 26.5
Year Low 12.12
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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