Infinera's Mission

The pride we take in our work at Infinera is reflected in the numerous awards that our company and its employees have received. In addition to recognizing the achievements of our company, they bolster our resolve to continue delivering exceptional products and technological innovations on an ongoing and increasing basis.

Over the years, we've been proud of our many accomplishments, and have received a great deal of recognition for our achievements, including:

• Second Fastest-Growing Tech Company in North America (Deloitte LLP – 2009)
• Most Promising Vendor of the Year in the Asia Pacific market (Frost & Sullivan – 2009)
• TL9000 Registration (2009)
• NXTcom08 Eos Award in Recognition of Infinera's commitment to excellence in the advancement of technology for network-enabled voice, video and data. The NXTcom Eos award is given each year to a company that has "developed the most promising new technologies or provided the best new network services, strategic support and ongoing achievement[s]. (2008)
• "4-Diamond rating" - Broadband Gear Report's Diamond Technology Review (2008)
• Japan Interop Tokyo - "Best in Show" award for Infinera DTN (2008)
• Top Ten Private Companies (Light Reading–2006)
• Top 100 Private Companies (Red Herring–2006)
• AlwaysOn 100 list of top innovators in Internet Technology (AlwaysOn–2006)

In addition, our Executive and Management team works continuously to strengthen and enhance the foundation that Infinera was built upon. In that pursuit, they are constantly working to keep Infinera on the forefront of the industry. Some of the awards they have received include:

John Tyndall Award

• Dr. Dave Welch (2011). (The John Tyndall Award is given to the "individual who has made pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology.")

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Fellows

• Dr. Dave Welch (2008), Dr. Radha Nagarajan (2008) and Dr. Fred Kish (2011)

Optical Society of America (OSA)

• Dr. Radha Nagarajan, Fellow (2006), Dr. Richard Schneider, Fellow (2007), Dr. Dave Welch, Board of Directors (2008) and Dr. Fred Kish, Fellow (2010)

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Fellow

• Dr. Radha Nagarajan (2009)

Dr. Dave Welch, Co-Founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

• Board of directors of the Optical Society of America (OSA), the nonprofit association that promotes the study of optics and photonics. (2008)
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). (2008)

AronKressel LEOS Award

• Dr. Radha Nagarajan and Dr. Richard Schneider (2006). (The annual AronKressel LEOS Award recognizes important contributions to opto-electronic device technology, with an emphasis on "technology which has found its way into widespread usage," according to LEOS. LEOS, the Laser and Electro-Optical Society, is a division of the IEEE, the organization that promotes electrical engineering worldwide.)

Beyond our corporate and executive accomplishments, Infinera is committed to doing our part to support and encourage global sustainability. We have a number of recycling and waste reduction programs that reflect our broad organizational focus on energy and environmental issues. As a result of this focus, Infinera has been named a recipient of the Waste Reduction (WRAP) Award by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for 2008, 2009 and 2010.