PALO ALTO, CA — GigOptix, LLC, the leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, announces that Dr. Jozef Straus will become the first chair of the company’s newly formed advisory board.
Dr. Straus co-founded JDS Fitel in 1981 and was instrumental in its merger with Uniphase Corporation in 1999 to create JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU). After having retired in August 2003 from the position of chief executive officer at JDSU, Dr. Straus held the role of Founder Emeritus until December 31, 2005. Prior to JDS Fitel, Dr. Straus held various research and management positions with Bell Northern Research and Nortel.
“GigOptix is honored to have Dr. Straus accept our invitation to chair our advisory board,” explains Dr. Avi Katz, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of GigOptix. “To be able to call on the advice and experience of such an industry veteran will be of great benefit to GigOptix as we grow our business. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Straus into the GigOptix team.”
Dr. Straus holds honorary doctorates from the University of Alberta, University of Ottawa, and from Touro College in New York. He currently serves on the boards of various private high-tech companies and is acting as the Co-Chairman of the Ottawa Hospital’s Legacy Campaign. Dr. Straus is a past board member of Group Telecom, Photonics Research Ontario, the Alberta Information and Communication Technology Advisory Board and the University of Ottawa’s Science Advisory Council.
Dr. Straus has numerous patents, publications, and other honors to his credit, notably the 2004 NRC/CATA Alliance Innovation & Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the 2001 Engineering Management Award from the University of Southern California. Dr. Straus is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and electronic Engineers.
Source: GigOptix