JANUARY 10, 2007, PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA—Calix,
the largest telecom solution supplier focused solely on access,
today announced the addition of Don Listwin to the company's board of
directors. A 25-year industry veteran, Listwin held positions of increasing
responsibility during a ten-year period at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) that
saw revenue grow from $69 million to $19 billion and culminated in his being
named the #2 executive at Cisco. In his last role at Cisco, Listwin was
responsible for the service provider business, which he grew to an annualized
run rate of over $10 billion. Listwin was also president and CEO at Openwave
(NASDAQ: OPWV), a provider of software solutions for
the communications and media industries.
"Don brings a wide range of
experience to the Calix board," stated Calix president and CEO Carl Russo. "His
industry track record and business acumen demonstrated in running rapidly
growing technology companies will be extremely valuable as Calix continues to
scale."
According to Listwin, "Calix
represents a rare opportunity in the technology space: large and financially
stable yet still growing at a fast pace. I am especially impressed that it has
been able to carve out leadership positions in key North American broadband
markets. I look forward to joining the board and helping take the company to
the next level."
Listwin is founder and chairman of Canary Foundation, a
non-profit organization devoted exclusively to early detection of cancer. Most
recently, Listwin was president and CEO of Openwave from 2000 to 2004 and held
senior executive positions at Cisco Systems between 1990 and 2000. Listwin also
serves on the board of directors at Sana Security, Genologics, and Stratos
Bioscience. He has previously served on the boards of Openwave, JDS Uniphase,
Redback Networks, TIBCO Software, E-Tek, the Cellular Telecommunications &
Internet Association (CTIA), and NetAid. Listwin is a member of the Board of
Trustees at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle Washington. A
native of Canada, Listwin holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and an
honorary doctorate of law from the University of Saskatchewan.
About Calix
Calix is the largest telecom equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for
broadband service delivery. Service providers deploy Calix access systems to
enable a rich set of information, communication, and entertainment services and
to expand their revenue base beyond connectivity. Calix access innovation helps
service providers transform their networks from circuit to packet, narrowband
to broadband, and copper to fiber. Calix has deployed millions of ports and
tens of thousand of systems into hundreds of service provider networks throughout
North America. For more information, visit the Calix website at
www.calix.com.
This shareholder release may contain forward-looking statements that are based upon
management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking
statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this
release and we assume no obligation to revise or update any such forward
looking statement to reflect any event or circumstance after the date of this
release. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from
current expectations.
For additional information contact:
Jeannette Bitz / Engage PR / 510-748-8200 x207 / jbitz@engagepr.com
