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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$60.9M
  • Public
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Optical Cable Corporation pioneered the design and production of special tight-buffered cables for the most demanding military field applications in the early 1980s. At its ISO 9001:2000 registered facility in Roanoke, Virginia, the company manufactures a broad range of fiber optic cables for high bandwidth transmission of data, video, and audio communications over short to moderate distances. Optical Cable Corporation's cables can be used both indoors and outdoors and utilize a unique tight-buffered coating process that provides excellent mechanical and environmental protection for the optical fiber. The current product portfolio is built on the evolution and refinement of the original fundamental technology into a comprehensive and versatile product line to provide end-users with significant value.

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rgc Resources, Inc.
John B. Williamson
Number of Employees 198
Contact Information

www.occfiber.co...

NAICS Code Other Electronic Component Manufacturing: 334419

Recent Events

  • Optical Cable Unit Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit - Update

    11/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Optical Cable Reports 3Q Financial Results

    9/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

optical cable corp. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Charles W. Carson Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Michael Newman Vice President of Salesa
Ted Leonard Vice President
Barney E. Dean Security & Sales Director, Military, Govt

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John B. Williamson Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rgc Resources, Inc.
Neil Wilkin Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
John M. Holland Board of Directors
Randall H. Frazier Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Roanoke Gas Company Chairman, President & CEO Current
RGC Resources, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Optical Cable Corporation Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rgc Resources, Inc. Current
RGC Resources, Inc. President Current
RGC Resources, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Lewis-Gale Medical Center, LLC Board of Directors Current
Botetourt Bankshares, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Optical Cable Corporation Board of Directors Former
Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Degree Former

Mr. Wilkin is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in September 2003, in addition to his previously held positions as President and as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Wilkin was first elected a Director and was named Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of the Company in September 2001. In December 2001, Mr. Wilkin became Acting-President in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer, and on April 11, 2002 he was named President by the Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wilkin served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of homebytes.com, incorporated (“Homebytes”), a nationally licensed real estate brokerage company. Mr. Wilkin joined Homebytes in January 2000. He also was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Owners.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Homebytes. On June 1, 2001, both Homebytes and Owners.com, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. Mr. Wilkin previously practiced law for over 5 years concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. He worked at two law firms, McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, Virginia and Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C. A CPA for since 1986, Mr. Wilkin practiced with Coopers & Lybrand (a predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers) before returning to graduate business school and law school. Mr. Wilkin earned his MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia, is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Organization Position Status
Optical Cable Corporation Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Owners.Com, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Owners.Com, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
University of Virginia MBA Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration MBA Former
McIntire School of Commerce Undergraduate Degree Former
McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia undergraduate degree Former
University of Virginia School of Law Former

Charles W. Carson, age 60, became Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales on May 24, 2004. Mr. Carson was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy from January 2, 2003 through May 24, 2004. Mr. Carson joined the Company from Pirelli Cable, where he worked for a total of 13 years, most recently holding the position of Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service. Mr. Carson has over 20 years of business experience in fiber optic cable. Mr. Carson s employment with the Company terminated on February 14, 2006.

Organization Position Status
Optical Cable Corporation Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Optical Cable Corporation Vice President of Salesa Current

Organization Position Status
Optical Cable Corporation Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Optical Cable Corporation Security & Sales Director, Military, Govt Current

Organization Position Status
Cybermotion, Inc. Founder Former
Optical Cable Corporation Board of Directors Current

Mr. Frazier was elected a Director of the Company in April 1996. Mr. Frazier is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of R. Frazier, Inc., 1 st Choice Financial, Inc. and 1 st Manufacturers Computer Outlet, together a consortium of privately held companies that sell, service and finance electronic products to the home user market. Mr. Frazier founded R. Frazier, Inc. in 1988. Mr. Frazier was self-employed in various chemical and engineering businesses prior to the founding of R. Frazier, Inc. Mr. Frazier earned a bachelors degree in chemistry from Virginia Military Institute.

Organization Position Status
R. Frazier, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
R. Frazier, Inc President Current
R. Frazier, Inc Founder Current
Optical Cable Corporation Board of Directors Current
Virginia Military Institute Bachelors Degree In Chemistry Former
Virginia Military Institute degree in chemistry Former

Executive News

  • RGC Resources, Inc. Third Quarter Financial Results

    Reuters - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • RGC Resources, Inc. Third Quarter Financial Results

    TradingMarkets - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • RGC Resources, Inc. Third Quarter Financial Results

    Yahoo! Canada - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • RGC Resources, Inc. Third Quarter Financial Results

    Street Insider - 8/12/09 - View Story

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