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Committee Composition

= Chair = Member

	Audit	Nominating	Compensation	Governance
Charles D. Kissner
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Charles D. Kissner, age 63, currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kissner served as Chief Executive Officer of Stratex Networks, Inc. from July 1995 through May 2000 and again from October 2001 to May 2006. He was elected a director of Stratex Networks in July 1995, and Chairman in August 1996, a position which he held through January 2007. Mr. Kissner also served as Vice President and General Manager of M/A-COM, Inc., a manufacturer of radio and microwave communications products, from July 1993 to July 1995. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Aristacom International, a communications software company, and Executive Vice President and a Director of Fujitsu Network Switching, Inc. He held a number of executive positions at AT&T (now Alcatel-Lucent). Mr. Kissner currently serves on the board of directors of SonicWALL, Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions, ShoreTel, Inc. a voice-over-IP business communications systems company, and Meru Networks, a technology leader in the enterprise wireless systems market.
Eric C. Evans
Director Mr. Eric C. Evans, age 56, is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and Representative Executive Director of D&M Holdings Inc., a leading provider of premium consumer audio and video electronics. He is presently Senior Advisor to D&M. He is also an industrial partner at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a private equity firm. Prior to joining Ripplewood in November 2005, Mr. Evans was President and Chief Operating Officer of Diebold, Inc., global technology product and services company, from 2004 to 2005. Prior to 2004, Mr. Evans was a group vice president in the climate technologies area of Emerson, an industrial technology and engineering leader. At Emerson beginning in 1987, Mr. Evans served in a variety of senior executive roles for Emerson's Copeland Division including President of International, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer.
William A. Hasler
Director Mr. William A. Hasler, age 67, served as a member of the Stratex board of directors from August 2001 through January 2007, and was Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hasler served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solectron Corporation from 2003 to 2007 and was a member of that board from 1998 to 2007. He was co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Aphton Corp, a biopharmaceutical company from 1998 to 2003. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Hasler was Dean of both the Graduate and Undergraduate Schools of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to his deanship at UC Berkeley, Mr. Hasler was Vice Chairman of KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Hasler also serves on the boards of Ditech Networks Corp., a supplier of telecommunications equipment, Globalstar, Inc., a supplier of satellite communication services, and MissionWest Properties Inc., a REITengaged in the management, leasing, marketing, development and acquisition of commercial R&D properties. He is also a trustee of the Schwab Funds. Holdings: 31,621 shares     View Transactions Date Type Shares Traded Price Range Apr 19, 2010 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 4,457 n/a Mar 19, 2009 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 14,117 n/a Nov 5, 2008 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 31,574 n/a Jun 5, 2008 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 2,000 11.20 Mar 11, 2008 Acquisition (Non Open Market) 6,147 n/a
Clifford H. Higgerson
Director Mr. Clifford H. Higgerson, age 69, served as a member of the Stratex board of directors from March 2006 to January 2007 and served on the Compensation and Strategic Business Development Committees. He has more than 40 years experience in research, consulting, planning and venture investing primarily in the telecommunications industry, with an emphasis on carrier systems and equipment. In 2006, he became a partner with Walden International, a global venture capital firm focused on four key industry sectors: communications, electronics/digital consumer, software and IT services, and semiconductors. Mr. Higgerson was a founding partner of ComVentures from 1986 to 2005, and has been a general partner with Vanguard Venture Partners since 1991. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Kotura, Hatteras Networks, Xtera Communications, World of Good, Ygnition and Geronimo Windpower.
Mohsen Sohi
Director Dr. Mohsen Sohi, age 50, has served, since 2003, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg-NOK, a privately-held joint venture partnership between Freudenberg & Co. of Germany and NOK Corp. of Japan, the world's largest producer of elastomeric seals and custom molded products for automotive and other applications. From 2001 through 2003 he served as President, Retail Store Automation Division, NCR Corporation. From 1986 through 2001 he served in various key positions at Honeywell/Allied Signal Inc., including President, Honeywell Electronic Materials and President, Honeywell Commercial Vehicle Systems. Dr. Sohi currently serves on the board of directors of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., a leading worldwide producer of aluminum and steel wheels for cars and trucks, and also on the board of directors of Steris Corporation, a provider of infection prevention and contamination control products and services.
James C. Stoffel
Lead Independent Director Dr. James C. Stoffel, age 63, currently serves on the Board of Directors of Harris, of which he has been a member since August 2003, and is also a member of its Finance Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committees. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Stoffel was Senior Vice President, Chief Technical Officer and Director of Research and Development of Eastman Kodak Company. He held this position from 2000 to April 2005. He joined Kodak in 1997 as Vice President and Director Electronic Imaging Products Research and Development and became Director of Research and Engineering in 1998. Prior to joining Kodak, he was with Xerox Corporation, where he began his career in 1972. His most recent position with Xerox was Vice President, Corporate Research and Technology. Dr. Stoffel is also a trustee of the George Eastman House museum. He serves on the Advisory Board for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the advisory board of the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, Hong Kong.
Edward F. Thompson
Director Mr. Edward F. Thompson, age 71, served as a member of the Stratex board of directors from November 2002 through January 2007, where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee, and served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Thompson has been a consultant to Fujitsu Labs of America since 2002. From 1976 to 1994, he held various positions at Amdahl Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, as well as Chairman and CEO of Amdahl Capital Corporation. Mr. Thompson also held positions at U.S. Leasing International, Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Mr. Thompson has contributed as a director or advisor to a number of companies including Fujitsu, Ltd. and several of its subsidiaries, SonicWALL Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions, Shoretel, Inc., an IP business telephony systems company, and InnoPath Software, Inc. He is on the Advisory Boards of Diamondhead Ventures, LLP, and Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business.

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