Calix Appoints Kelyn Brannon-Ahn as Chief Financial Officer
APRIL 23, 2008, PETALUMA, CA—Calix today announced that it has appointed Kelyn Brannon-Ahn as chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. Brannon-Ahn succeeds Michael Ashby, who is retiring after serving over five years with the company. Brannon-Ahn brings to Calix strong experience in accounting, finance, tax, legal, IT, and facilities. Ashby will remain on the Calix board of directors and will continue to serve as an audit committee member.
"On behalf of everyone at Calix, I'd like to thank Michael for his leadership over the past five years," said Carl Russo, president and CEO of Calix. "Michael has been instrumental in stewarding the company's finances through both organic growth and growth via acquisition. We look forward to his continued involvement in our board and in the audit committee."
As Calix CFO, Brannon-Ahn will be responsible for executing the company's financial strategy and will ensure that the company maintains the same standard of public-company disciplines, procedures, and practices that the executive team has put in place.
"Kelyn's experience and capabilities are a terrific fit for Calix needs as we enter our next phase of growth," said Russo. "She has strong leadership skills, understands how to build finance organizations that act in close partnership with operating divisions, and is an excellent financial strategist when it comes to corporate development and M&A. Kelyn also has deep roots in public accounting and compliance and thus will be a tremendous asset to our management team."
Brannon-Ahn, a 20-year finance veteran, was most recently CFO of Calypso Technology. Previously, she was CFO at Arzoon and CEO of Studio Systems Inc. (Creative Planet). Prior to this, Kelyn was at Amazon.com, where she was chief accounting officer, vice president of finance, and CFO of Amazon's international division. She has also held senior finance positions at Sun Microsystems, Lexmark International, and Ernst & Young, and is a Certified Public Accountant. Brannon-Ahn holds a BA in political science from Murray State University, Kentucky, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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 thousands of systems into hundreds of service provider networks throughout North America. For more information, visit the Calix website at www.calix.com.
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