SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Occam Networks® Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW), a leading broadband access network supplier, today announced that Jeanne Seeley, a veteran Silicon Valley finance executive, has agreed to join Occam as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Seeley brings over 30 years of financial management, accounting, and operational experience to Occam. She began her career in Silicon Valley at Apple Computer Inc., where she spent 16 years and rose to Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

Subsequently, she has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quantum DSS Corporation, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both Snap Appliances Inc. and PalmSource Inc., and most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Access Co., Ltd., a publicly traded Japanese company that acquired PalmSource in 2005. In addition to managing financial and accounting functions, Ms. Seeley’s experience has focused on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives, acquisition negotiation and integration management. At Access Co., in addition to her role as Global Chief Financial Officer, she was also General Manager of Access’ Sunnyvale, California operations.

"We are delighted to be bringing on a Chief Financial Officer with Jeanne’s strength and breadth of experience,” said Bob Howard-Anderson, Occam’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I believe Jeanne is uniquely qualified to lead our finance department and manage our continuing compliance and internal control initiatives as well as many of the operational and administrative aspects of our business.”

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