SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nova Crystals, Inc., a pioneer of optical networking laser components, today announced the appointment of Lois Eckmann as the company's vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO). The company also announced the appointment of Dr. Ray Milano, vice president and general manager for Vitesse Semiconductor, to its board of directors. Expansion of the Nova Crystals management team and board of directors, including the recent appointment of Doug Sinclair as vice president of engineering, will support Nova Crystals as an emerging leader in the optical networking industry. "We are delighted to announce these additions to our management team and board. Lois's experience with the venture and financial communities is crucial as we build a self-sustaining world-class organization and Ray's deep knowledge of this industry makes his addition to the board particularly timely as we prepare to deliver our technology to market," said Felix Ejeckam, president and CEO, Nova Crystals. "Nova Crystals' technology leadership and success to-date is based on our ability to attract the best talent in the industry -- and this is evidenced by our team of who's-who, which includes dozens of industry-leading optical scientists and engineers. We are delighted to expand this team with the extraordinary talents of Lois and Ray." Nova Crystals Inc.