OIF elects 2022-2023 board of directors, other officers

Nov. 3, 2022

“As a member-driven organization, the board and officers are critical to furthering OIF’s mission to drive innovation and interoperability in today’s market,” said OIF President Cathy Liu.

Stephen Hardy

OIF has announced the results of recent elections for the organization’s board of directors and other officer positions. The elections for the Technical Committee and Market Awareness & Education Committee chairs took place during the third quarter 2022 Technical Committee Meeting in Toronto, Canada, while members voted for the board positions via email ballot. The winners began their new terms on October 1, 2022.

Newly elected or re-elected members of the board include:

Ian Betty, Ciena, for a two-year term
Jeff Hutchins, Ranovus, re-elected for a one-year term and continues as Physical & Link Layer Working Group – Co-Packaging vice chair
Mike Li, Intel, for a one-year term
Cathy Liu, Broadcom Inc., re-elected for a two-year term and continues as OIF president
Gary Nicholl, Cisco, re-elected to a two-year term and continues as secretary/treasurer and as Physical & Link Layer Working Group – Management co-vice chair.

These board members join the following continuing board members whose terms have not yet expired:

Dave Brown, Nokia, who also continues to serve as director of communications
Mark Filer, Google, who continues to serve on the board as vice president
Jeffery Maki, Juniper Networks, who also continues to serve as Physical Layer User Group Working Group chair.

Newly elected or re-elected officers include:

Karl Bois, Nvidia, re-elected as Technical Committee vice chair
Lyndon Ong, Ciena, re-elected as Market Awareness & Education Committee co-chair, networking
Klaus-Holger Otto, Nokia, re-elected as Technical Committee chair
Nathan Tracy, TE Connectivity, elected Market Awareness & Education Committee co-chair, Physical & Link Layer Working Group.

“As a member-driven organization, the board and officers are critical to furthering OIF’s mission to drive innovation and interoperability in today’s market,” said OIF President Liu. “We congratulate our new and returning members serving on the board of directors and officers and thank them for their continued commitment to OIF.”

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Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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