Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 13, 2024

Interview with the President and CEO: Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE)

Lowe, Alan
Alan Lowe has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumentum Holdings Inc. since 2015. Since 2008, Mr. Lowe was President of the former JDSU Communications and Commercial Optical Products business segment that ultimately became Lumentum. Under his leadership, Lumentum’s business has been transformed by focusing on the customer, investing in market-leading innovation, entering new markets such as 3D sensing for consumer mobile devices, and improving operational execution. Mr. Lowe joined JDSU in September 2007 as Senior Vice President of JDSU’s Commercial Lasers group. Before JDSU, Mr. Lowe was Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions at Asyst Technologies, Inc., a leader in automating semiconductor and flat panel display fabs. Prior to this role, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Read-Rite Corporation, a manufacturer of thin-film recording heads for disk and tape drives. Mr. Lowe holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and completed the Stanford Executive Program. Profile
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TWST: Let’s start with a brief overview and history of the company and how it has evolved over the years.

Mr. Lowe: Sure. Ten years ago we