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Charles D. Kissner

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chuck Kissner serves as the Chairman of Aviat Networks, the world's largest independent supplier of wireless transmission systems. From June 2010 to July 2011, he was Chairman and CEO. Prior to that, he served as Chairman and CEO of Stratex Networks from 1995 to 2007 when Kissner merged Stratex with Harris Corporation's Microwave Communications Division to create Aviat Networks in 2007. He then served as Chairman until being additionally appointed CEO in 2010. Previously, Kissner served as Vice President and General Manager of M/A-COM, Inc., a manufacturer of radio and microwave communications products. He was also 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), and started AT&T's international public switching businesses in Korea, Europe, and Taiwan.

Kissner currently serves on the boards of ShoreTel, Inc., a voice-over-IP business communications systems company, Meru Networks, a technology leader in the enterprise wireless systems market, and KQED Public Media, the largest public broadcaster in the U.S. He was previously a director of SonicWALL, Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions, and on the Dean's Advisory Board of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. Kissner has a BS from California State Polytechnic University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Michael Pangia

President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael Pangia is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of Aviat Networks, the world's largest independent supplier of wireless transmission systems. From March 2009 to July 2011, he served as the Chief Sales Officer where he was responsible for company-wide operations of the Global Sales and Services organization. Prior to joining Aviat Networks, Mr. Pangia served as senior vice president, Global Sales Operations and Strategy at Nortel, where he was responsible for all operational aspects of the Global Sales function. Prior to that, he was president of Nortel's Asia region where his key responsibilities included sales and overall business management for all countries where Nortel did business in the region. Mr. Pangia holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Windsor and a master of business administration from the University of Toronto.

Holdings: 300,054 shares     View Transactions

Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Nov 14, 2011	Sell	7,183	1.93 - 1.94
Oct 28, 2011	Disposition (Non Open Market)	56,933	n/a
Sep 8, 2011	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	228,044	n/a
Sep 7, 2011	Buy	40,000	2.40
Jul 14, 2011	Disposition (Non Open Market)	54,320	0.01
Nov 15, 2010	Sell	2,762	4.24
Nov 11, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	50,000	n/a
Nov 12, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	48,888	n/a
Mar 30, 2009	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	54,320	n/a

William A. Hasler

Director

Mr. William A. Hasler , age 68, 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 Mission West Properties Inc., a REIT engaged in the management, leasing, marketing, development and acquisition of commercial R&D properties. He is also a trustee of the Schwab Funds.

Member of the Audit Committee
Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee

Holdings: 50,979 shares     View Transactions

Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Jan 26, 2012	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	13,453	n/a
Jan 26, 2011	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	5,905	n/a
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 70, 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 Inc., Hatteras Networks Inc., Xtera Communications Inc., World of Good, Ygnition Networks, Inc. and Geronimo Windpower.

Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Governance and Nominating Committee

Raghavendra Rau

Director

Mr. Raghavendra Rau, age 61, is a strategic advisor specializing in global marketing, business strategy and venture capital and market development for high technology and early revenue companies.  Prior to his current role, from May 2007 until January 2008, he served as Senior Vice President of the Mobile TV Solutions Business of Motorola, Inc., and from March 2006 until May 2007 as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Networks & Enterprise of Motorola. During his 16 year career with Motorola, Mr. Rau also served as Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing and Strategy, Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Professional Services, Vice President of Strategic Business Planning and Vice President of Sales and Operations and held positions in Asia and Europe.

Mr. Rau currently serves on the Board of Directors of Microtune, Inc., and Sea Change International Inc.  He is also a member of the Marketing Advisory Board of Cleversafe, Inc. and the Strategic Advisory Board of IOCOM Integrated Communications.  Mr. Rau is a former Chairman of the QuEST Forum, a collaboration of service providers and suppliers dedicated to telecom supply chain quality and performance, and was a Director of the Center for Telecom Management at the University of Southern California. He also served on the Motorola Partnership Board of France Telecom.

Member of the Audit Committee

Mohsen Sohi

Director

Dr. Mohsen Sohi , age 51, currently serves as managing partner of Freudenberg & Co. of Germany. From 2003 through May 2010, Dr. Sohi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg-NOK, a privately-held joint venture partnership between Freudenberg 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 Steris Corporation, a provider of infection prevention and contamination control products and services, and is also a member of its Audit Committee. He previously served on the board of directors of Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., a leading worldwide producer of aluminum and steel wheels for cars and trucks.

Member of the Compensation Committee

James C. Stoffel

Lead Independent Director

Dr. James C. Stoffel, age 64 , currently serves as our lead independent director. Presently, Dr. Stoffel is on the Board of Directors of Harris Corporation, 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 Committee. Additionally, he serves as an Executive Partner of Trillium Group, LLC and is a senior advisor to other private equity companies. 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.

Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Governance and Nominating Committee

Edward F. Thompson

Director

Mr. Edward F. Thompson , age 72, 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. From 1976 to 1994, he held various positions at Amdahl Corporation, a multinational manufacturer of large scale computer systems, 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, International Business Machines 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, and SonicWALL Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions. He is currently a member of the board of directors of 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.

Chair of the Audit Committee