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CommScope Executive Leadership and Board of Directors Biographies
12/31/2008
Name and Title Business Experience
Frank M. Drendel
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Frank M. Drendel has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since July 28, 1997 when we were spun-off (the Spin-off) from General Instrument Corporation (subsequently renamed General Semiconductor, Inc.) and became an independent company. Prior to that time, Mr. Drendel has held various positions with CommScope, Inc. of  North Carolina (CommScope NC), our wholly owned subsidiary, since 1971. Mr. Drendel is a director of Sprint Nextel Corporation and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Mr. Drendel was inducted into the Cable Television Hall of Fame in 2002.

Brian D. Garrett
President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian D. Garrett has been President and Chief Operating Officer of CommScope and CommScope NC since October 1997. He was our Executive Vice President, Operations from the Spin-off until October 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Garrett has held various positions with CommScope NC since 1980.
Jearld L. Leonhardt
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jearld L. Leonhardt has been our Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer since 1999. He served as our Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration from the Spin-off until 1999. Prior to that time, Mr. Leonhardt has held various positions with CommScope NC since 1970.

Randall W. Crenshaw
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise

Randall W. Crenshaw has been our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise, since February 2004. From 2000 to February 2004, he served as Executive Vice President, Procurement, and General Manager, Network Products Group, of CommScope and CommScope NC. Prior to that time, Mr. Crenshaw has heldvarious positions with CommScope NC since 1985.

Marvin S. Edwards, Jr
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Network Solutions Group

Marvin S. Edwards, Jr. has been our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Network Solutions since the closing of the Andrew acquisition. He was previously our Executive Vice President—Business Development and Chairman of our wholly owned subsidiary, Connectivity Solutions Manufacturing, Inc.(CSMI), since April 2005. He was previously Acting President of CSMI from October 2004 to April 2005. Between 2001 and 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of OFS Fitel, LLC and OFS BrightWave, LLC, a joint venture between CommScope and The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Mr. Edwards joined CommScope earlier in 2001 as Executive Vice President—Strategic Development and President of the Wireless Products Group. Between 2001 and 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of OFS Fitel, LLC and OFS BrightWave, LLC, a joint venture between CommScope and The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Mr. Edwards joined CommScope earlier in 2001 as Executive Vice President—Strategic Development and President of the Wireless Products Group. Between 1986 and 2001, he served in various capacities with Alcatel, including President of Alcatel North America Cable Systems and President of  Radio Frequency Systems (RFS).

William R. Gooden
Senior Vice President and Controller

William R. Gooden has been our Senior Vice President and Controller since the Spin-off. Prior to that time, Mr. Gooden has held various positions with CommScope NC since 1978.

Edward A. Hally
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Antenna, Cable and Cabinets Group

Edward A. Hally has been our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Antenna, Cable and Cabinets Group since the closing of the Andrew acquisition. He was previously our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Carrier of CommScope and CommScope NC since November 2004. From 2002 to November 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Products of CommScope. From 2001 to 2002, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Inktomi Corporation, a global provider of information-retrieval solutions.

James R. Hughes
Executive Vice President, Broadband Sales and Marketing
James R. Hughes has been Executive Vice Sales and Marketing of CommScope and CommScope NC since January 1, 2005. From 1997 until 2005, he was Senior Vice Sales, North American Broadband Sales and Marketing of CommScope NC. Prior to joining CommScope in 1995, Mr. Hughes held various positions with Belden Wire & Cable from 1983 to1995.
Christopher A. Story
Executive Vice President, Coaxial Cable and Antenna Operations

Christopher A. Story has been Executive Vice President,Broadband—Operations of CommScope and CommScope NC since 2000. Prior to that time, Mr. Story has held various positions with CommScope NC since 1989.

Frank B. Wyatt, II
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Frank B. Wyatt, II has been Senior Vice President, Counsel and Secretary of CommScope since 2000. Prior to joining CommScope as General Counsel and Secretary in 1996, Mr. Wyatt was an attorney in private practice with Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, P.A. (now Alston & Bird LLP). Mr. Wyatt is CommScope’s Corporate Compliance and Ethics Officer.

Board of Directors
Boyd L. George
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Alex Lee, Inc.

Boyd L. George is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Alex Lee, Inc. (subsidiaries of Alex Lee, Inc. include: Merchants Distributors, Inc., a wholesale food distributor; Institution Food House, Inc., a foodservice distributor; and Lowe’s Food Stores, Inc., a retail operation). Mr. George has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alex Lee, Inc. since the company was founded in 1992 and served as President from 1992 to 1995. Mr. George joined a subsidiary of Alex Lee, Inc. in 1969 and has served, and continues to serve, in various positions, including Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, for such subsidiary as well as for other subsidiaries.

George N. Hutton, Jr.
Private Investor

George N. Hutton, Jr. is and has been a private investor for more than 15 years.

Katsuhiko (Kat) Okubo
President and Founder, Okubo Technology Management Inc., and former telecommunications executive

Katsuhiko (Kat) Okubo is President and Founder, Okubo Technology Management Inc., a private consulting  firm he founded in October 2004. He was an advisor to Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (‘‘Furukawa’’), a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of optical fiber and cables, from June 2004 until March 2005. From 1965 to 2004, Dr. Okubo held various positions with Furukawa in the areas of research and development, manufacturing and business development. From June 1999 until June 2004, Dr. Okubo served as a Corporate Director and a Corporate Senior/Executive Vice President of Furukawa, and was involved in the formation of OFS BrightWave, LLC, a joint venture between the Company and Furukawa formed to operate certain fiber optic cable and transmission fiber assets acquired from Lucent Technologies Inc. Dr. Okubo is also the author of a highly regarded Japanese textbook on optical fiber technologies.

Richard C. Smith
Consultant and former executive of a broadband telecommunications manufacturer/distributor

Richard C. Smith has worked as a private consultant and former executive in the broadband industry since January 2005. From January 2000 to December 2004, Mr. Smith served as Corporate Vice President & Director of Business Development, Broadband Communications Section of Motorola, Inc., a global communications company providing seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. From 1983 to 2000, Mr. Smith held various executive positions with General Instrument Corporation, including Executive Vice President from 1998 to 2000 and Vice President, Taxes and Corporate Treasurer from 1991 to 1997.

June E. Travis
Officer of a non-profit organization and former cable television executive

June E. Travis has been Executive Vice President of the Binning Family Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping youth develop technology and leadership skills, since 2000. Ms. Travis served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the NCTA from 1994 to 1999. Prior to 1994, Ms. Travis served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Rifkin & Associates, a Denver-based cable television operator. Ms. Travis serves on a number of non-profit boards of directors and was inducted into the Cable Television Hall of Fame in 2004.


 
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