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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
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The gears are always turning at Agere. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Allentown, PA, Agere Systems, Inc provides integrated circuits for various applications. The company operates in two segments: Consumer Enterprise and Telecommunications. Its products are used in data storage, mobile communications, networking, and more. It sells to Apple, Lucent, Maxtor, Cisco, and Samsung, among others. The company has annual revenue of about $1.7 billion and employs about 6,100 people. In 2006, it unveiled the industry's lowest power storage read channel for PCs and consumer electronics. The company has shipped in excess of 100 million Global System for Mobile (GSM) based wireless chipsets for mobile phones operating on more than 70 networks worldwide.
CFO & Executive Vice President
John W. Gamble Jr.Number of Employees 6,200
Contact Information
1110 American Pkwy NE
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109-3229
1 610 712 4323
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NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
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Huawei Technologies, world leading wireless access equipment provider selects Agere Systems' TrueAdvantage(TM)Wireless Access Solution featuring the APP300 family of devices.
- 2005-11-15
M2 PRESSWIRE-15 November 2005-Agere Systems: Huawei Technologies, world leading wireless access equipment provider selects Agere Systems' TrueAdvantageTMWireless Access Solution featuring the APP300 family of devicesC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15112005 Ascot, UK - Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR) today announced that its ...
Huawei picks Agere
- 2005-11-01
Agere Systems announced that its TrueAdvantageTM Wireless Access Solution hardware and software wireless platform has been selected by Huawei Technologies, a world-leading wireless access equipment provider. Huawei is using Agere's platform in its conveAgere Systems announced that its TrueAdvantageTM Wireless Access Solution hardware and software wireless platform has been selected...
HUAWEI SELECTS AGERE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DSLAM SOLUTION.
- 2004-01-01
Agere Systems (NYSE:AGR.A) (NYSE:AGR.B), Allentown, Pa., has announced that Huawei Technologies is using Agere's DSLAM traffic management solution in its high-speed Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSLAM equipment. Huawei ranks second worldwide in sales of DSL equipment, according to IDC. "Huawei wants to...
AGERE SYSTEMS OFFERS DSLAM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO HUAWEI
- 2003-11-26
AsiaInfo Services 11-26-2003 Agere Systems Offers DSLAM Traffic Management Solution to Huawei CHINA, Nov 26, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- On November 18, 2003, Agere Systems Inc. Agere Systems announced that it had offered high-speed digital subscriber line access multiplexer DSLAM...
AGERE SYSTEMS OFFERS DSLAM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO HUAWEI
- 2003-11-26
AsiaInfo Services 11-26-2003 Agere Systems Offers DSLAM Traffic Management Solution to Huawei CHINA, Nov 26, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- On November 18, 2003, Agere Systems Inc. Agere Systems announced that it had offered high-speed digital subscriber line access multiplexer DSLAM...
Netopia and Agere report on new Wi-Fi advancement; FTS Wireless retain Financial Relations Inc.
- 2003-11-19
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 November 2003-World View Research: Netopia and Agere report on new Wi-Fi advancement; FTS Wireless retain Financial Relations Inc.C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192003 City of Industry, Ca -- FTS Wireless (OTCBB:FLIP), is pleased to announce that is has retained Financial...
Agere Systems and Huawei Technologies sign agreement on optical
- 2003-04-09
Communications components supplier Agere Systems and China's Huawei Technologies announced a multi-million dollar agreement for next-generation optical networking systems. According to the agreement, Huawei will use Agere's network infrastructure products and technologies to build communications systems that will help provide high-speed broadband and Internet access to...
Agere Systems and Huawei Technologies sign agreement on optical
- 2003-04-08
Communications components supplier Agere Systems and China's Huawei Technologies announced a multi-million dollar agreement for next-generation optical networking systems. According to the agreement, Huawei will use Agere's network infrastructure products and technologies to build communications systems that will help provide high-speed broadband and Internet access to...
Agere Systems provides Huawei Technologies full suite of chips for optical networking systems in multimillion dollar deal. (Optical).
- 2002-11-01
Agere Systems announced that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the number one network equipment supplier in China, will purchase a full suite of Agere's integrated circuits ICs for use in high-speed optical networking systems for metropolitan and acce Agere Systems announced that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the...
Agere ships chips to Huawei
- 2002-10-25
Agere Systems announced that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a network equipment supplier in China, will purchase a full suite of Agere's integrated circuits ICs for use in high-speed optical networking systems for metropolitan and access networks. Huawei, the fastest growing equipment supplier in the world, is deploying its optical systems...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John W. Gamble Jr. | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Peter Kelly | Chief Financial Officer |
| Sohail A. Khan | Chief Strategy & Development Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Thomas Linton | Chief Procurement Officer |
| Keith Pruden | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Paul Dumas | Executive Vice President, HR |
| Ronald D. Black | Executive Vice President, Client Systems |
| Samir Samhouri | Executive Vice President |
| Carlos Garcia | Vice President & General Manager |
| Dave Longfellow | Vice President, Investor & Govt Relations |
| Hans Dittloff | Vice President, Engineering |
| Robert M. Liszt | vice president of Worldwide Sales |
| Ruediger Stroh | General Manager, Storage Division |
| Andy Craigen | Director, Marketing |
| Brendan O'Flaherty | Marketing Director |
| Catherine Wu | Director, Communications |
| Geoffrey Dorrington | Senior Director, Tool Marketing |
| Joe Borak | Director, Marketing |
| Ngozi Bell | Director, Marketing, Enterprise |
| Surinder Rai | Marketing Director, Enterprise |
| Chris Hamilton | Senior Manager, Communications |
| Deirdre D. Yeung | Senior Manager, Communications |
| Denis Regimbal | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Telecomm |
| Fadi A. Al-Refaee | Manager, Marketing |
| Jeff Janukowicz | Manager, Marketing |
| Joseph O'Hare | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Storage Division |
| Luc Seraphin | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Mobility Division |
| Sindhu Xirasagar | Marketing Manager |
| Adam Healey | |
| Hemi Thaker |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Harold A. Wagner | Chairman |
| Thomas P Salice | Audit Committee Chairman |
| Arun Netravali | Board of Directors |
| Kari-Pekka Wilska | Board Director |
| Michael J. Mancusto | Board of Directors |
| Rae F. Sedel | Board of Directors |
| Richard L. Clemmer | Board of Directors |
| Richard S. Hill | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Plexus Corp. | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Agere Systems | Current |
| Plexus Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Baum School of Art | Board Member | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | Former | |
| University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology | Bachelors Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Chief Strategy & Development Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Chief Procurement Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President, HR | Current |
| VWR International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Excel Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | Former |
| Pepsi-Cola | Former | |
| Cole-Haan | Former | |
| Hyatt Hotels Corporation | Former | |
| Haagen-Dazs, Ltd. | Former | |
| University of San Francisco | master's degree in Human Resources Organization Development | Former |
| Johnson & Wales University | bachelor's degree | Former |
| University of San Francisco | Bachelor of Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President, Client Systems | Current |
| Inside Contactless Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| PowerDsine Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wavecom S.A. | CEO | Former |
| Wavecom S.A. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Cornell University | Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | General Manager, Networking Division | Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | NA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Vice President, Investor & Govt Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plexstar Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Worldwide Sales | Current |
| PMC-Sierra, Inc. | Vice President, Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | vice president of Worldwide Sales | Current |
| Nec Electronics Corporation | vice president, Components Division | Former |
| Hughes Aircraft Company | design engineer | Former |
| California State University | bachelor's of science degree in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | General Manager, Storage Division | Current |
| Siemens AG | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Marketing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Communications | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Senior Director, Tool Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Director, Marketing, Enterprise | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Marketing Director, Enterprise | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Senior Manager, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Senior Manager, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Enpirion, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Telecomm | Current |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Former | |
| Intel Corporation | Former | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Rutgers University | Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Storage Division | Current |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | Former | |
| Clarkson University | bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Executive Vice President & General Manager, Mobility Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Marketing Manager | Current |
Adam Healey is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Agere Systems. Adam joined Lucent Microelectronics / Agere Systems in 2000. Prior to joining Agere Systems, Adam worked for 7 years at University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab where he developed many of the test procedures and systems used to verify interoperability, performance, and compliance to standards of 10, 100, and 1000 Mb/s electrical and optical links. Adam is a member of IEEE and contributes to the development of international standards as a member of IEEE 802.3 working group. He currently serves as chair of the IEEE P802.3ap Backplane Ethernet Task Force. Adam received a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet Alliance | Vice President of Technology | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Current | |
| University of New Hampshire | Bs and Ms In Electrical Engineering | Former |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nortel Networks Corporation | Current | |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Current | |
| University of Waterloo | Master's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| University of Alberta | Bachelor's Degree In Computer Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| CIGNA Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Paccar Inc. | Director | Current |
| Maersk Inc. | Director | Current |
| Mycigna | Board of Directors | Current |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | President | Former |
| Lehigh University | trustee | Former |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| United Technologies Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Business Roundtable | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mettler Toledo International, Inc. | Co Founder | Current |
| Sfw Capital Partners | Co-Founder | Current |
| Sfw Capital Partners | Partner | Current |
| Fordham University | Trustee | Current |
| Beh Technology | Managing Member, Sfw Capital Partners, Llc | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Audit Committee Chairman | Current |
| Fordham University | Board Director | Current |
| Waters Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mettler Toledo International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Beh Technology | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Fordham University | Trustee | Current |
| Sfw Capital Partners | Managing Member | Current |
| AEA Investors, Inc. | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman | Former |
| Mettler Toledo International, Inc. | Lead Director | Former |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Fordham University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omnicapital Group LLC | Managing Partner | Current |
| Indobase | Current | |
| LSI Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sezmi Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Terablaze | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bell Labs | President | Former |
| Lucent | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Former | |
| Rice University | Doctorate Degrees | Former |
| Rice University | Master's | Former |
| Indian Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Ventures | Venture Partner | Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. | Class III Director | Current |
| Black Sand Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sotto Wireless, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. | Director | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Mavenir Systems, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Brightpoint, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Black Sand Technologies Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| PulseWave RF | Board of Directors | Current |
| Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Spectrasite, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Reynolds Associates Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shelter Capital Partners | Partner | Former |
| I2TECH | Board of Directors | Current |
| NCR Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| i2 Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Purchase - Pro | vice chairman | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Purchase - Pro | chief executive officer | Former |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Quantum Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Quantum Corporation | Executive Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Purchase - Pro | executive | Former |
| Shelter Capital Partners | Chairman | Former |
| Southern Methodist University | MBA | Former |
| Southern Methodist University | Bachelor's Degree In Business | Former |
| Texas Tech University | bachelor's degree in business administration | Former |
Richard S. Hill has been Novellus' chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors since 1993. He was appointed chairman of the board in May 1996. Before joining Novellus, Mr. Hill spent 12 years at Tektronix, Inc., where he held a variety of positions, including president of Tektronix Development Company, vice president of the Test and Measurement Group and president of Tektronix Components Corporation. Prior to joining Tektronix, he held engineering management positions at General Electric, Motorola and Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Hill holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from Syracuse University. He is a board member of the University of Illinois Foundation and serves on the boards of LSI and Arrow Electronics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Novellus Systems, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Terablaze | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Novellus Systems, Inc. | Current |
| Agere Systems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| LSI Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tektronix, Inc. | President | Former |
| Hughes Aircraft Company | Former | |
| Novellus Systems, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Syracuse University | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering | Former |
| Agere Systems Inc. | member | Former |
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