—Redfern Integrated Optics, Inc. (RIO), the developer andmanufacturer of low-cost, high-performance optical transmitters for the telecommunications, data
transmission and sensor markets, today announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Lebby, president
and CEO of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA), to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Lebby’s career has spanned all aspects of the optoelectronics business, ranging from research and
development, to sales, marketing and investing. He currently holds more than 200 US patents in
optoelectronics.
“We are very pleased with the appointment of such an industry expert and visionary to our Board of
Directors,” said Radu Barsan, RIO’s president and CEO. “Dr. Lebby brings extensive domain expertise,
coupled with a balanced perspective on technology, business and market trends, which will be
invaluable as we look toward 2008 and beyond.”
In 1985, Dr. Lebby joined AT&T Bell Laboratories, followed by a move to Motorola's Phoenix Corporate
Research Laboratory where he later became an R&D Business Technology Development Manager in
1997. After a year at AMP as a member of the Global Optoelectronics Division's management team,
Lebby joined Intel Capital as a corporate investor.
Later, in 2001, Lebby founded Ignis Optics, a fiber optics transceiver company, where he served as
President and CEO. In 2003, Ignis Optics was acquired by Bookham Technology, where Lebby then
became responsible for corporate and technical strategy. In 2005, Lebby joined OIDA as Executive
Director and became the organization’s President and CEO in 2006. Today, Dr. Michael Lebby is
internationally recognized as a technologist, leader and market expert in optics and photonics.
“I very much look forward to joining RIO’s Board of Directors,” said Dr. Lebby. “I have followed the
company’s progress over the last 5 years and am very impressed with its performance and potential.
RIO has developed and qualified advanced planar optical integrated transmission technology, has
expanded its differentiated product offerings, and is well positioned to capitalize on a variety of market
opportunities.”