Harry Bosco brings to Opnext a background rich in fiber optic technology and corporate leadership. He was group president of optical networking at Lucent Technology and also served there as chief technical officer for consumer products, vice president of the wired technology and initial production center, president of the network systems broadband networking unit, chief operating officer for the optical networking group, and chief technical officer for the service provider networks. During his distinguished thirty-five year tenure, Mr. Bosco led the development of Lucent's core data networking architecture, helped to put together the company's broadband networking strategy, and deployed Lucent's optical networking product portfolio.

Dr. David Lee has been on the Board of Directors for 5 years and serves as Co-Chairman. He is a co-founder and Managing General Partner of Clarity Partners. Prior to the formation of Clarity Partners, in March 1997, Dr. Lee co-founded Global Crossing, serving as President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. From 1989 to 1997, Dr. Lee was a Managing Director at Pacific Capital Group, a private equity firm. Prior to joining Pacific Capital Group, Dr. Lee was group vice president of Finance and Acquisitions at TRW Information Systems Group He has also held various executive positions at Comsat, the satellite communications company, and practiced public accountancy at Arthur Andersen LLP. Dr. Lee is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Lee is also a trustee of the California Institute of Technology and a director of Trust Company of the West.

Ryuichi Otsuki joined Hitachi, Ltd. in 1981 after graduating from Nagoya University School of Law. Over the past 20 years, he has held various positions within Hitachi including the Hitachi Data Systems and PC Corporation as well as many functions within the Global Business Planning and Operation Division. His responsibilities have included M&A, Investment, Business Planning and Alliance. He is currently the Executive General Manager, Strategic Planning & Development, the Global Business Planning & Operation Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems of Hitachi, Ltd.

Prior to his current position as Principal of Waterfront Partners, LLC., Mr. Otto has held various investment banking positions including as a Managing Director at Merril Lynch & Co., Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and most recently managing director at Salomon Brothers/Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Otto is a graduate of Boston College and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Naoya Takahashi serves as Chairman at Opnext, Inc. Dr. Takahashi presently serves as Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group at Hitachi, Ltd, responsible for leading the company's storage and platform network business. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer, in charge of Storage Systems, Information and Telecommunication Systems Group at Hitachi, Ltd. Since joining Hitachi, Ltd. in 1973, Dr. Takahashi has held a number of increasingly responsible positions, playing key roles in marketing, research and development, and business management.

Mr. Kendall Cowan currently serves as chairman and CEO of The Cowan Group, LLC, Cowan Holdings, Inc. and is a shareholder and Board member of several privately owned businesses. In addition, he serves as a Board member and chairman of the Audit Committee of ICO North America and as a Board member of Lea County Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Cowan was the chief financial officer of Alamosa Holdings, Inc. from December 1999 until February 2006. He became a partner in an international public accounting firm in 1983, and from January 1986 to September 1993, he was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1977 and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Dr. Isamu Kuru has held a number of positions in both the U.S. and Japan. Most recently, he was the president and representative director of NEXNET, Inc., Japan. From 1990-2001, Dr. Kuru served in a number of positions at Motorola, Inc. specifically; senior vice president, Motorola, Inc., president, Motorola Japan, corporate vice president, Motorola, Inc. and deputy president, Motorola Japan. He also had a distinguished career spanning 28 years with Toshiba Corporation in both Japan and the U.S. Dr. Kuru holds an undergraduate Electrical Engineering degree and PhD from Kyoto University. He has also been engaged in research at Stanford University, Shefield University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.