Contact Information: Contact: John Drury Vice President and Corporate Controller 408-548-1000 Investor Relations 408-542-5050 investor.relations@Finisar.com
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 29, 2006 -- Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ), a
technology leader in gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data
networks, today announced that its board of directors has approved a
medical leave of absence for Stephen K. Workman, the Company's Senior Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 27,
2006, and appointed John Drury as acting Chief Financial Officer in
addition to his duties as the Company's Vice President and Corporate
Controller. Mr. Drury's interim appointment will end upon Mr. Workman's
return to the Company.
Mr. Drury, 45, has served as the Company's corporate controller since
February 2004. From January 2000 to February 2004, Mr. Drury served as
corporate controller for AXT, Inc., a manufacturer of compound
semiconductor substrates. Mr. Drury received a B.S. from Louisiana State
University, and is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Drury will participate with Jerry Rawls, the Company's President and
CEO, in the Company's conference call to review its second quarter results
scheduled for 5:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. PST) on November 30, 2006.
ABOUT FINISAR
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ : FNSR ) is a technology leader for fiber optic
components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These
products enable high-speed data communications for networking and storage
applications over Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs), Fibre
Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)
using Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company's
headquarters is in Sunnyvale, California, USA. www.finisar.com.