Optical Cable Corp.

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.

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.

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.