Oclaro adds Marissa Peterson to its board of directors

San Jose, CA--Optical communications and laser solutions company Oclaro (NASDAQ: OCLR) appointed industry veteran Marissa Peterson to its board of directors. Peterson brings substantial management and operational experience to Oclaro, including 17 years at Sun Microsystems where she was executive vice president, worldwide operations, services & customer advocacy.

"Marissa's experience with global customer advocacy programs and expertise in supply chain and logistics management will enable Oclaro to better serve its global customer base," said Alain Couder, chairman and CEO of Oclaro. "She is a tremendous addition to our board and we look forward to her valuable contributions."

"This is an exciting time to join Oclaro," said Marissa Peterson, board member for Oclaro. "Oclaro has achieved a tremendous transformation to become a tier one supplier of innovative optical communications and laser solutions. I look forward to working with the company's management team and board of directors to expand its market position, and further strengthen its reputation as a customer-focused, highly efficient industry leader."

In addition to her role at Sun Microsystems until her retirement in 2005, Peterson previously served on the board of directors of SUPERVALU INC. and the board of trustees of Kettering University. She currently serves on the board of directors for Ansell Limited, Humana, Quantros and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, and also runs an executive coaching practice focused on helping grow and develop leaders in the high-technology space.

SOURCE: Oclaro; http://investor.oclaro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=597458