Infinera Appoints George Riedel and Christine Bucklin to Board of Directors, Increasing Board Size to 11

SUNNYVALE. Calif., June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today the appointment of George Riedel and Christine Bucklin to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Riedel brings to the board extensive executive leadership experience in the global networking and cybersecurity industries and an excellent track record in strategy and M&A. Ms. Bucklin brings to the board a substantial amount of experience in operations, strategic planning and management consulting.

“We are pleased to welcome George and Christine to our board of directors,” said Kambiz Hooshmand, Infinera Chairman of the Board. “George’s deep knowledge of the networking industry and his breadth of strategic experience as a senior technology executive will be invaluable to Infinera as we focus on building shareholder value. Christine’s diversity of thinking, together with her strong operational experience and strategic discipline, will continue to strengthen the skills and perspectives of our board as Infinera continues to drive our innovative solutions into the world’s leading network operators and the entire optical ecosystem.”

Mr. Riedel has served as a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School since 2017. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Riedel served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CloudMark, Inc., a cybersecurity company, overseeing the company’s sale to Proofpoint, Inc. in 2017. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Riedel served in executive leadership roles at Nortel Networks Corporation, a Canadian telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturing company, including Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President of Business Units. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Riedel served as Vice President of Strategy and M&A at Juniper Networks, a networking and cybersecurity company. From 1987 to 2003, Mr. Riedel worked at McKinsey & Company, including as a senior partner. Mr. Riedel has served as an independent director at Xperi Corporation, a technology company, since 2013 and Cerner Corporation, a health information technology company, since April 2019. Between 2010 to 2017, Mr. Riedel also served on various boards, including as Chairman of Accedian Networks Inc., a Canadian network communications software company, and as a director for PeerApp Ltd., a caching solution provider, and NextDocs Corporation, a compliance innovation company (acquired by Aurea Software, Inc.). Mr. Riedel received a BS with distinction in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.