Infinera Appoints George Riedel and Christine Bucklin to Board of Directors, Increasing Board Size to 11 - Seite 2

Ms. Bucklin served as Managing Director, Operations Group at Gryphon Investors, Inc., a private equity firm, from 2015 to 2018. From 2008 to 2010, Ms. Bucklin served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning at Sun Microsystems, Inc., a technology company, prior to its acquisition by Oracle Corporation in 2010. From 1999 to 2007, Ms. Bucklin served as Chief Operating Officer of Internet Brands, Inc., an internet media company. From 1988 to 1999, Ms. Bucklin worked at McKinsey & Company, a consulting company, including as a partner. From 2011 to 2019, Ms. Bucklin served as a director for Local Media San Diego, LLC, a radio station and event company. From 2015 to 2018, Ms. Bucklin served as a director for Leadership Platform Acquisition Corporation, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors related to educational services. Ms. Bucklin received an AB in Mathematics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Business School.

“Infinera’s optical innovation leadership is one of the many reasons I am excited about joining the board at this time,” said Mr. Riedel. “I look forward to helping the Board and management strategically build on Infinera’s strong foundation of innovation to capture the significant opportunity ahead.”

“It is an honor to join the Infinera board as the company pursues multiple growth opportunities in the burgeoning optical networking market,” said Ms. Bucklin. “I am excited about working with the entire Infinera leadership team to continue redefining transport networks for global communications services and building value for our shareholders.”

In connection with Mr. Riedel’s and Ms. Bucklin’s appointments, Infinera’s board of directors increased from nine to 11 members. Mr. Riedel will serve as a Class I director with a term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Ms. Bucklin will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Bucklin is the Independent Designee as defined in the Letter Agreement between Infinera and Oaktree Optical Holdings L.P., dated April 13, 2020.

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About Infinera
Infinera is a global supplier of innovative networking solutions that enable carriers, cloud operators, governments and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation and automate network operations. The Infinera end-to-end packet-optical portfolio delivers industry-leading economics and performance in long-haul, submarine, data center interconnect and metro transport applications. To learn more about Infinera visit www.infinera.com, follow us on Twitter @Infinera and read our latest blog posts at www.infinera.com/blog.

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