Infinera announced the appointment of John P. Daane to the board of directors of Infinera, effective January 14, 2016. Mr. Daane brings to the position a deep understanding of high performance programmable networking components and the networking ecosystems, especially as they pertain to data center and cloud architectures. This background, coupled with a breadth of experience leading high technology companies renowned for their innovation and growth, will be instrumental as Infinera continues its own innovation and growth trajectory expanding into new markets and gaining market share.

The company also announced the retirement of Carl Redfield from the board of directors of Infinera. Mr. Redfield has served as director since 2006 and will not stand for re-election at the upcoming 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.