Corning Executives Named to Key Posts at Newly Acquired Oak Industries.

Business Editors

CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 9, 2000

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), a leading producer of the optical devices used to form the backbone of the Internet, announced today that it has appointed three of its executives to key posts at Oak Industries, Inc., which Corning acquired on Oct. 28, 1999.

Robert B. Brown, vice president of manufacturing and engineering for Corning's Opto-Electronics group, has been appointed president of Oak's Lasertron subsidiary, a leading manufacturer of pump lasers used to amplify optical signals through communications networks. Corning is both the leading supplier of erbium doped fiber amplifiers and the single largest consumer of pump lasers used in EDFAs.

Robert L. Ecklin, Corning's executive vice president of Environmental Products and Corporate Marketing, has been given overall responsibility for managing Oak's three other business units: Gilbert Engineering Co., Oak Frequency Controls Group, and Harper-Wyman Incorporated.

Gilbert Engineering, a leading manufacturer of coaxial connectors for broadband communications networks, will complement Corning's existing capabilities in optical connectors, optical cable, hardware and related equipment. The Oak Frequency Controls Group designs and manufactures frequency-control devices used as a timing reference in wireless, wireline and fiber-optic applications, as well as switches and encoders used in a wide variety of applications. Harper-Wyman is a leading manufacturer of control systems for the gas range and gas grill industries.

Howard J. Zingler, a division vice president at Corning, has been appointed deputy general manager of Oak Industries. Zingler, who has served in a number of financial roles at Corning, will report to Robert L. Ecklin and will be responsible for working with the presidents of the Oak subsidiaries, excluding Lasertron, to manage all linkages between the units and Corning.

Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) creates leading-edge technologies for the fastest-growing markets of the world's economy. Corning manufactures optical fiber, cable and photonic products for the telecommunications industry; and high-performance displays and components for television and other communications-related industries. The company also uses advanced materials to manufacture products for scientific, semiconductor and environmental markets. Corning's revenues in 1999 were $4.3 billion.