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    Donald Green
Chairman of the Board

Carl J. Grivner
President and Chief Executive Officer

James T. Hoeck
Chief Technologist and Vice President, Advanced Research and Development

John W. Webley
Chief Technologist and Vice President, Advanced Research and Development

Peter Darbee
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Glenn D. Lillich
Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Dave Arnold
Vice President, Engineering Development

Greg S. Steele
Vice President, Operations

Karen Godfrey
Vice President and Corporate Controller

Gregory A. Peters
Vice President, International Operations

   



  Donald Green
Chairman of the Board

Mr. Green was a co-founder of AFC and has been the Company's Chairman of the Board and was Chief Executive Officer from May 1992 until June 1997.

He founded Optilink Corporation in 1986 to develop a fiber NGDLC system called the Litespan 2000. Mr. Green was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Optilink from 1986 until its acquisition by DSC in 1990. From 1990 until the founding of AFC, Mr. Green was Vice President and General Manager of the Access Products division of DSC.

Prior to founding Optilink, Mr. Green served for 17 years as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Telephone Systems, a company he founded in 1969 to develop, manufacture and market the D960 Digital Loop Carrier System.

Prior to founding Digital Telephone Systems, Mr. Green served as Project Engineer and, subsequently, Vice President of Engineering for Lynch Communication Inc., a telecommunications company, as well as Design Engineer for RCA Standard Telephone Cables (UK), a telecommunications company. Mr. Green began his career with British Telecom, a telecommunications company, and is a graduate of the British Institute of Electrical Engineers.

In May of 1997, Mr. Green recieved the Export Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. (more)


  Carl J. Grivner
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Grivner has been AFC's President and Chief Executive Officer since June 1997. From July 1995 to June 1997 he was the company's Chief Operating Officer.

From September 1994 to July 1995, he was President of Enhanced Business Services of Ameritech, an RBOC. From 1986 to September 1994, Mr. Grivner held various general management positions at Ameritech, including President of Ameritech's Advertising Services (Yellow Pages) Unit.

From 1977 to 1986, he held a variety of technical and marketing positions at International Business Machines, Inc. Mr. Grivner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Lycoming College and an advanced degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.


  James T. Hoeck
Chief Technologist and Vice President, Advanced Research and Development

Mr. Hoeck is a co-founder of AFC and served as Vice President, Engineering from inception through January 1995 when he became Vice President, Advanced Research and Development.

In November 1990, he co-founded Quadrium Research Corporation, a design consulting company, and served as its president until May 1992. Previously, Mr. Hoeck served as a manager of firmware at DSC, a software engineer at Optilink and as a member of the technical staff at Teradyne, Inc., a test and measurement equipment company.

Mr. Hoeck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.


  John W. Webley
Chief Technologist and Vice President, Advanced Research and Development

Mr. Webley was a co-founder of AFC and served as Vice President, Engineering from inception through January 1995 when he became Vice President, Advanced Research and Development.

In November 1990, he co-founded Quadrium with Mr. Hoeck, and served as its vice president until June 1992. Previously, Mr. Webley served as a manager of systems interface hardware at DSC, as a member of the technical staff at Rockwell International, a defense contractor, as a senior engineer at Lynch and as a network systems engineer for the Department of Telecommunications in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mr. Webley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, an Hon. B.Sc. and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.


    Peter Darbee
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Darbee has been AFC's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June of 1997.

Prior to his arrival at AFC, Mr. Darbee served as the Chief Financial Officer and Controller at Pacific Bell. He began his career at Pacific Bell as the Vice President,Merger Planning. Prior to his tenure as CFO at Pacific Bell, Mr. Darbee served for many years in the investment banking field, where his last position was co-head of Goldman Sach's Global Energy and Telecommunications practice.


  Glenn D. Lillich
Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Mr. Lillich has been AFC's Vice President, Domestic Sales and Marketing since June 1996. From February 1993 to June 1996, Mr. Lillich was AFC's Vice President, Sales.

From January 1992 to December 1992, he served as the Western Region Director of Sales for the Telecom Division of Stratus Company, a manufacturer of computer systems. Mr. Lillich held various sales positions at DSC from 1984 to December 1991, most recently as Vice President, Sales; GTE Telenet Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of packet switch hardware, from 1980 to 1983; and Northern Telecom Systems Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of data processing systems, from 1978 to 1979.

Mr. Lillich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Ohio State University and an MBA in Behavioral Management from Pepperdine University.


    Dave Arnold
Vice President, Engineering Development

Mr. Arnold has been AFC's Vice President, Engineering since April 1996.

From November 1993 to November 1995, he was senior director of telephony products research at Ericsson Raynet, a provider of telecommunications equipment. From 1989 to November 1993, he served as engineering director for Alcatel Network Systems, a provider of telecommunications equipment. Previously, from 1978 to 1983, Mr. Arnold held a variety of engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, a provider of computer and data processing equipment.

Mr. Arnold holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.


    Greg S. Steele
Vice President, Operations

Mr. Steele has been AFC's Vice President, Operations since April 1995.

Prior to joining AFC, from 1990 to November 1994, Mr. Steele held various positions at DSC, including director of account marketing and senior manager of manufacturing from 1990 to April 1993. Previously, from 1984 to 1990, Mr. Steele held several manufacturing positions at Texas Instruments.

Mr. Steele holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Oregon State University.


    Karen Godfrey
Vice President and Corporate Controller

Ms. Godfrey has been AFC's Corporate Controller since May 1994 and its Assistant Secretary since February 1995.

From September 1992 to May 1994, Ms. Godfrey was self-employed as a financial management consultant. Ms. Godfrey was the Chief Financial Officer of Fortune's Almanac, Inc., a catalog company, from September 1991 to September 1992 and the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations of Paracomp, Inc. a software company, from 1989 to September 1991.

She is a C.P.A. and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.


    Gregory A. Peters
Vice President, International Operations

Mr. Peters has been AFC's Vice President, International Operations since June of 1997.

Prior to joining AFC, Mr. Peters was the Vice President, International Operations, at ADTRAN Inc., a designer, developer and manufacturer of high speed digital transmission equipment. During his career, Mr. Peters has been responsible for business development, marketing, and sales in over 65 countries.