On January 3, 2020, Bob Jandro informed Infinera Corporation of his decision to retire from his position as the Company's Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. Mr. Jandro's decision to retire followed his completion of the integration of the global sales teams of the Company and Coriant in 2019. On January 3, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Nicholas Walden, the Company's Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts, to serve as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and as Mr. Jandro's successor, effective January 5, 2020. Mr. Jandro, 64, will remain at the Company to serve the Chief Executive Officer in an advisory capacity during the first half of fiscal year 2020 in order to assist in Mr. Walden's transition, at which point he intends to retire. Mr. Walden, 48, previously served as the Company's Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts since February 2019 and as its Senior Vice President, EMEA Sales from September 2015 to February 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Walden served in a variety of senior sales roles at Ciena Ltd. from 1999 to 2015, most recently as its Vice President and Managing Director, Regional Carrier Business, EMEA. Mr. Walden studied HVAC Mechanical Engineering at the College of Technology at Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.