The executive layout of the combined company makes it even more clear Bookham would be in charge. Here's the team executives described in announcing the merger yesterday:
Table 1: Bookham/Avanex Proposed Executive Team
Person | Position | Originating Company |
Bernard Couillard | Chairman | Bookham |
Alain Couder | CEO | Bookham |
Giovanni Barbarossa | Board member | Avanex |
Jim Haynes | COO | Bookham |
Jerry Turin | CFO | Bookham |
Andy Carter | CTO | Bookham |
Adrian Meldrum, Richard Smart |
Heads of telecom product divisions | Bookham, Avanex |
Yves LeMaitre | Head of industrial products and R&D | Bookham |
Source: Bookham and Avanex |
— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading