Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has appointed Denise Haylor to its board of directors and as chair of the board's Compensation Committee during an "important phase of our development and growth," comments Marissa Peterson, chair of the board. "Denise brings with her a wealth of global human resources experience with leading technology companies," she adds.
Haylor is a global executive with more than 25 years of professional experience, with competencies in executive compensation, talent acquisition and development and human resources. She currently serves as the chief human resources officer and a member of the executive committee of Royal Philips, based in The Netherlands.
Some of her previous professional positions include chief human resources officer of Flextronics and corporate VP & deputy head of human resources of Motorola Mobility.
Haylor replaces Lori Holland, whose resignation from the board became effective on 26 August. In connection with Haylor's appointment as chair of the board's Compensation Committee, Kendall Cowan was appointed as chair of the board's Audit Committee.
