Fabrinet Appoints Dr. Tawee Tanbun-Ek as Chief Technical Officer.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Tawee Tanbun-Ek, Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts in laser manufacturing, has been named to lead new technical development for Fabrinet, a global engineering and manufacturing services provider of complex optical and electro-mechanical components, modules and bulk optics. Tanbun-Ek will serve as chief technical officer (CTO), leveraging 25 years of experience in the design, epitaxial growth and manufacturing of optoelectronic devices.

Tanbun-Ek will introduce and oversee new technology strategy for Fabrinet. Fluent in Japanese, English and Thai, and conversant in Swedish and German, Tanbun-Ek will also lead Fabrinet operations for key Japanese customers.

Tanbun-Ek joins Fabrinet from AdTech Optics, Inc., a company focusing on laser diode manufacturing, which he co-founded and served as vice president of engineering. He has held management positions at Standard Electrik Lorentz (SEL) in Germany, the Swedish Microwave Institute of Technology in Sweden, and most notably with the Compound Semiconductor Device Research Department of AT&T Bell Laboratory, Murray Hill, NJ, where he was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS). He also co-founded Multiplex, Inc., a laser diode manufacturing company in New Jersey.

"We are honored and excited that Tawee has joined Fabrinet," said Teera Achariyapaopan, Ph.D., Fabrinet's executive vice president and COO. "Tawee's outstanding background and extensive experience in photonics will help us take our engineering team to a new level. Specifically, he will focus on failure analysis, improving processes and products, and bringing new technologies to Fabrinet."

Tanbun-Ek holds 10 U.S. patents and four European patents and has authored more than 236 publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology , Japan.

About Fabrinet

The leading outsourced provider of optical componentry, Fabrinet serves data communications, telecom, storage area networks (SAN), cable television, automotive, and industrial sensing markets worldwide with vertically integrated technology solutions. Fabrinet offers customers a broad range of highly sophisticated engineering and manufacturing services including comprehensive process technology transfer capabilities, rigorous IP protection with highly customized "factory within a factory" operating model, a real-time "shop floor" product tracking and information system, clean room assembly environments (up to Class 100) and a partnership model recognized for its customer service and flexibility. Fabrinet also designs and manufactures bulk optical components including glass and crystal through its operating subsidiaries Casix and Vitrocom. ISO 9001:2000, 14001, TL 9000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified, Fabrinet maintains factories in Thailand, China and the United States. For more information visit the website at www.fabrinet.com.

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