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Market Cap:$354.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$176.2M
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Oplink Communications, Inc. (we, Oplink, or the Company) was incorporated in California in September 1995 and was later reincorporated in Delaware in September 2000. We are headquartered in Fremont, California and have manufacturing, design and research and development facilities in Zhuhai, Shanghai and Wuhan, China, in Taiwan and in Calabasas, California. We began selling our products in 1996. Our product portfolio includes solutions for next-generation, all-optical dense and coarse wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM and CWDM, respectively), optical amplification, switching and routing, monitoring and conditioning, and more recently, line transmission applications. Our addressable markets include long-haul networks, metropolitan area networks (MANs), local area networks (LANs) and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. Our customers include telecommunications, data communications and cable TV equipment manufacturers located around the globe. We offer our customers design, integration and optical manufacturing solutions (OMS) for the production and packaging of highly-integrated optical subsystems and turnkey solutions, based upon a customers specific product design and specifications. We also offer solutions with lower levels of component integration for customers that place more value on flexibility than would be provided with turnkey solutions.

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Joseph Y. Liu
Number of Employees 2,828
Contact Information

46335 Landing Pkwy

Fremont, California 94538

oplink.com

(510) 933-7200

NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210

Recent Events

  • Oplink Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Oplink Reports 4Q Financial Results

    8/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph Y. Liu Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Thomas P. Keegan President
Charles Ingebretsen Chief Quality Officer
Ingebretsen Charles Chief Quality Officer
Peter Lee COO
Shirley Yin Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Yang Vice President of Operations
Robert Shih Vice President and Ocp Liaison
Shih Robert Vice President
Stephen M. Welles General Counsel & Vice President
Yanfeng Yang Corp Vice President, Operations
Yang Yanfeng Vice President
Yangfeng Yang Vice President, Operations
Erika Chang Account Manager
Robert Cheng Account Manager
Chieh Chang Director
Wei Chang Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Leonard J. Leblanc Chair
Herbert Chang Board of Directors
HUA LEE Board of Directors
Jesse W. Jack Board of Directors

Mr. Liu, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2002, and has served as a member of our Board of Directors since our inception in 1995. Joe also served as our President from October 2002 through May 2008. Previously, Mr. Liu served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 1999 to November 2001, and served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors from inception in 1995 through May 2000 and again from November 2001 to August 2002. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Liu was the General Partner of Techlink Technology Ventures. Prior to 1994, Mr. Liu spent ten years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Techlink Semiconductor and Equipment Corp., a semiconductor equipment and technology company. Mr. Liu also serves as a director of several privately held companies involved in semiconductor integrated circuit design and manufacturing. Mr. Liu received his B. S. from Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan and his M. S. from California State University, Chico.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Current
Optical Communication Products, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Ocp, President and CEO of Oplink Communications Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Equipment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Equipment Inc. Chairman Former
Optical Communication Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
California State University M.S. Former

Thomas P. Keegan has served as our General Counsel and Vice-President of Business Development since August, 2007. From January 2003 to January 2006, Mr. Keegan was self-employed as an attorney with the Law Office of Thomas P. Keegan. From 1996 to January 2003, he was a partner in the law firm of Jack & Keegan, a California Limited Liability Partnership. Mr. Keegan received his B.A. from St. Louis University in 1975 and his J.D. from Golden Gate University College of Law in 1988. He was admitted to practice law in the State of California in 1988 and is a member of the California State Bar Association. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Chinese Language Immersion Program Community Organization, a non-profit corporation.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. President Current
Optical Communication Products, Inc. General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. General Counsel and Vice President, Business Development Former
Saint Louis University B.A. Former

Mr. Ingebretsen is responsible for implementing Oplink Communications Inc. worldwide quality and reliability management systems. Charles joined Oplink in October 2000 after 18 years of progressive operations management experience at Adept Technology Inc, a manufacturer of automation equipment and controls. Charles held various operations and quality management positions and served as director of quality and reliability engineering. Mr. Ingebretsen has earned a Bachelor of Science degree from San Jose State University as well as several industry certifications including that of a lead auditor, trainer and Quality Engineer.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Chief Quality Officer Current
Optical Communication Products, Inc. Current
Adept Technology, Inc. Former
San Jose State University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Chief Quality Officer Current

Mr. Lee has served as our Chief Operating Officer since August 2008. Mr. Lee joined the company in August 2000 and held positions as Production Manager, Product Engineering Manager, Director of Product Engineering and since April 2005, Senior Director of PLM and Operations. In May 2007, Mr. Lee was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and PLM, responsible of managing activities in PLM, Manufacturing, R&D and Strategic Planning. Mr. Lee received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. COO Current

Ms. Yin has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2007. Prior to that, Shirley served as Vice President Finance and Acting CFO and was also Oplink's Controller for five years. Prior to joining Oplink, Shirley spent several years in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She received a Bachelor of Economics in Business Management from Zhongshan University in China and an M.S. in Accountancy from the University of Southern California. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Controller Former

Dr. Yang has served as our Vice President of Operations since May 2005. From January 1999 to May 2005, Dr. Yang found success in various positions including, General Manager of China Operations, CEO Staff, Vice President of Global Manufacturing/Operations, Senior Director of R&D and an Optical Engineer. Prior to joining Oplink, Dr. Yang spent six years as Director of the Research Institute of Optoelectronics at China Daheng Corporation, a high tech photonic company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from March 1993 to January 1999. In addition to authoring several publications, he owns four patents and was twice named Outstanding Researcher by CAS. He is a member of the Optical Society of China as well as the International Society of Optical Engineering. Dr. Yang received his B. S., M. S. and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Account Manager Former
Beijing Institute of Technology Ph.D. In Optical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Vice President and Ocp Liaison Current
Physical Optics Corporation Senior Scientist Former
Oplink Communications, Inc. Oplink Officer Former
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.S. Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Vice President Current

Stephen M. Welles has served as Vice President and General Counsel since May 2008. Mr. Welles brings with him more than a decade of technology law experience with leading law firms, most recently with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. Prior to that he was with Ropes & Gray in Boston. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Economics from Boston College.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. General Counsel & Vice President Current

Dr. Yang has served as our Vice President of Operations since May 2005. From January 1999 to May 2005, Dr. Yang found success in various positions including, General Manager of China Operations, CEO Staff, Vice President of Global Manufacturing/Operations, Senior Director of R&D and an Optical Engineer. Prior to joining Oplink, Dr. Yang spent six years as Director of the Research Institute of Optoelectronics at China Daheng Corporation, a high tech photonic company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from March 1993 to January 1999. In addition to authoring several publications, he owns four patents and was twice named Outstanding Researcher by CAS. He is a member of the Optical Society of China as well as the International Society of Optical Engineering. Dr. Yang received his B. S., M. S. and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Corp Vice President, Operations Current

Dr. Yang has served as our Vice President of Supply Chain Management since August 2008. From January 1999, Dr. Yang found success in various positions including, Corporate Vice President of Operations, General Manager of China Operations, CEO Staff, Vice President of Global Manufacturing/Operations, Senior Director of R&D and Optical Engineer. Prior to joining Oplink, Dr. Yang spent six years as Director of the Research Institute of Optoelectronics at China Daheng Corporation, a high tech photonic company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), from March 1993 to January 1999. In addition to authoring several publications, he owns four patents and was twice named Outstanding Researcher by CAS. He is a member of the Optical Society of China as well as the International Society of Optical Engineering. Dr. Yang received his B. S., M. S. and Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

CHIEH CHANG has been a member of our board of directors since September 1995. From February 2000 to February 2003, Mr. Chang served as Chief Executive Officer of Programmable Microelectronics Company, Inc., a fabless semiconductor design company. From April 1992 to August 1996, Mr. Chang was the Director of Technology at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Chang received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Account Manager Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Director of Technology Former
Oplink Communications, Inc. Member Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
National Taiwan University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Mr. Cheng has served as our General Manager of China/Macau since May 2005. Mr. Cheng has more than 28 years of experience in manufacturing and factory management. Early in his career, Mr. Cheng served as an engineer and manager at Taiwan Far-Eastern Textile Mechanical Co. in Taiwan. After emigrating to the United States in 1990, Mr. Cheng worked for six years as an engineer at Wan Sen Electronic Co., and for five years as the Country Manager and Factory GM at RAE Systems Inc. in Shanghai (Jiading) China. Most recently, Mr. Cheng has worked as a consultant for Stratum Technologies, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Cheng received his B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from Taiwan Taugtong University, Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Account Manager Current
RAE Systems Inc. Former

LEONARD J. LEBLANC has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2000 and became the chairman of the board in February 2006. Since August 2000, Mr. LeBlanc has been on the Board of Directors of eBest Inc., a private software company providing collaborative business management solutions. From February 2001 to September 2003, Mr. LeBlanc was Vice President of Corporate Development and Acting Chief Financial Officer of eBest Inc. Mr. LeBlanc was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vantive Corporation, a customer relationship management software and solution company, from August 1998 to January 2000. From March 1996 to July 1997, Mr. LeBlanc was the Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Infoseek Corporation, an Internet search and navigation company. From September 1993 to December 1994, Mr. LeBlanc served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration of GTECH Corporation, a manufacturer of lottery equipment and systems. From May 1987 to December 1992, Mr. LeBlanc served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., an electronic design automation software company. Mr. LeBlanc also serves on the board of directors of AXT, Inc., a company involved with the manufacture and sale of high-performance compound semiconductor substrates. Mr. LeBlanc received his B.S. and M.S. from the College of Holy Cross, and his master? degree in finance from George Washington University.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Chair Current
AXT, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Member Current
E Best, Inc. Acting Chief Financial Officer Former
Vantive Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Infoseek Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Infoseek Corporation Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration Former
Vantive Corporation Executive Vice President Former
GTECH, LLC Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Former
E Best, Inc. Vice President of Corporate Development Former
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The George Washington University Masters Degree In Finance Former
College of the Holy Cross M.S. Degrees Former
Holy Cross B.S. and M.S. Former
The George Washington University B.S. Former
College of the Holy Cross B.S. Former

Chieh Chang has been a director of Genesis since November 2004. Mr. Chang has been a member of the board of directors of Oplink Communications, Inc. since September 1995. Since February 2003, Mr. Chang has served as Vice Chairman of Programmable Microelectronics Company, Inc., a fabless semiconductor design company, and from February 2000 to February 2003, as its Chief Executive Officer. From April 1992 to August 1996, Mr. Chang was the Director of Technology at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Chang received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Taiwan University and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.

Organization Position Status
Genesis Microchip Inc. Director of Genesis Current
Genesis Microchip Inc. Board of Directors Current
E Best, Inc. Board Member Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Director Current
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Director of Technology Former
Oplink Communications, Inc. member Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
National Taiwan University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Investar Capital President Current
Sonics, Inc. General Partner, Investar Capital Current
Sonics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Marvell Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
E Best, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vialta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wk Technology Fund Senior Vice President Former
Acer Incorporated Associate Vice President Former
Investar Capital Co-Founder Former
Investar Capital General Partner Former
Acer Incorporated Special Assistant Former
National Chiao Tung University MBA Former
National Chiao Tung University BS In Geology Former
National Taiwan University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
University of California, Santa Barbara Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depart-Ment Chairman Former
University of California, Santa Barbara PhD Former
University of California, Santa Barbara MS Former
University of California, Santa Barbara BS Degree Former

Jesse W. Jack has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2002. Since January 2003, Mr. Jack has been self-employed as an attorney with The Law Offices of Jesse Jack. He is also the Vice President and General Counsel for I-Bus Corporation, a privately held company. From 1996 until January 2003, Mr. Jack was a partner in the law firm of Jack & Keegan, a California Limited Liability Partnership. Mr. Jack served on the board of directors of The Parkinson s Institute from 1988 through 2000. Mr. Jack received his B.S. from California State University, San Jose and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law.

Organization Position Status
Ibus Vice President Current
Ibus General Counsel Current
Oplink Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Parkinson's Institute Board of Directors Former
Hastings College of the Law J.D. Former
San Jose State University B.S. Degree In Business Management Former
California State University B.S. Former

A director since November 1996. Since January 2004, Mr. Chang has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MagnetoX Ltd., a semiconductor development company based in Taiwan. Since April 1996, Mr. Chang has been President of InveStar Capital, Inc., a technology venture capital management firm based in Taiwan. Since February 1998, Mr. Chang has also been the managing member of Forefront Associates LLC, which is the general partner of Forefront Venture Partners, L.P. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Chang was Senior Vice President of WK Technology Fund, a venture capital fund. Mr. Chang serves as a director for Oplink Communications, Inc. Mr. Chang holds a Bachelor of Science degree from National Taiwan University and a Master of Business Administration degree from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Oplink Communications, Inc. Director Current
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Wk Technology Fund Senior Vice President Former
National Chiao Tung University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
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     OPLK $17.52 +0.45 (2.64% )
Average Volume 128,030
Shares Outstanding 20.75M
Market Cap 363.6M
Year High 18.23
Year Low 5.93
Earnings Per Share -0.42
P/E Ratio -41.71
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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