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Lumentum Appoints Michael Hurlston As President and Chief Executive Officer

PUBLIC · LITEFeb 03, 2025over 1 year ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Lumentum

Michael Hurlston
San JoseManufacturingTelecommunications

Description

Lumentum Holdings Inc has appointed Michael Hurlston as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company, effective February 7. Hurlston succeeds Alan Lowe, who will continue to serve on Lumentum’s Board of Directors and as an advisor to the Company. Penny Herscher, Chair of Lumentum's Board of Directors, expressed confidence in Hurlston's ability to continue and grow the company's momentum in the cloud/AI data center strategy and networking and industrial markets.

Company Information

Company

Lumentum

Location

1001 Ridder Park Dr

San Jose, California, United States

About

Lumentum is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products. Their optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers empower advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications, including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities.

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