Applied Optoelectronics Elects Elizabeth G. Loboa as New Director and Audit Committee Member
June 25 2020 - 7:00AM
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI), a
leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the
internet datacenter, cable broadband, telecom and fiber-to-the-home
(FTTH) markets, today announced that Elizabeth G. Loboa, Ph.D. was
elected to the company’s Board of Directors at the annual meeting
of shareholders on June 4, 2020 and has been appointed to serve on
the Audit Committee. Dr. Loboa succeeds Alan Moore, who served on
the board since March 2013.
“Elizabeth brings valuable and complementary skills and
expertise to our Board, and we are very excited to welcome her,”
said Dr. Thompson Lin, Applied Optoelectronics Inc. Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “On behalf of the
entire board and executive team, I would like to thank Alan for his
many contributions during his seven-year tenure and as a member of
our Audit Committee.”
Elizabeth Loboa, Ph.D., currently serves the University of
Missouri as Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships and serves
on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Innovation Center.
Previously, Dr. Loboa served as a professor and Associate
Chair of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State
University and as Director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at the
Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. Dr. Loboa
received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
California, Davis, an M.S.E in Biomechanical Engineering from
Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from
Stanford University. She is a Fellow in the Biomedical
Engineering Society, American Institute for Medical and Biological
Engineering, and the National Academy of Inventors. Beginning
July 6, 2020, she will become the Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University.
About Applied Optoelectronics:
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AOI) is a leading developer and
manufacturer of advanced optical products, including components,
modules and equipment. AOI's products are the building blocks for
broadband fiber access networks around the world, where they are
used in the internet datacenter, CATV broadband, telecom and FTTH
markets. AOI supplies optical networking lasers, components and
equipment to tier-1 customers in all four of these markets. In
addition to its corporate headquarters, wafer fab and advanced
engineering and production facilities in Sugar Land, TX, AOI has
engineering and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan and
Ningbo, China. For additional information, visit
www.ao-inc.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
The Blueshirt Group, Investor RelationsMonica
Gould+1-212-871-3927ir@ao-inc.com
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