VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC (VIAV)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for VIAV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIAV | Former Senior Industrial Advisor and Venture Partner at EQT and TCV | 62 | [] | [] | 2025 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Gilstrap has worked in the technology and telecommunication sector for 25 plus years. He is still active on private equity boards. He is also the Chairman and CEO of Zentro, a privately held internet service provider. He is also an active venture capital investor. Mr. Gilstrap focuses on growth related investments in the technology infrastructure area for enterprise and service provider markets. From 2014 to 2022, Mr. Gilstrap served as Senior Industrial Advisor and Venture Partner at EQT and TCV. From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Gilstrap served as global Chief Strategy Officer at Ericsson. From 2003 to 2006 he was Head of Strategy at Cable and Wireless. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2003 he served as CEO of Radianz, a global financial enterprise data network. Before that, from 1995 to 2000 he was COO of Equant Networks, a public global data network services company. Radianz and Equant are now divisions of BT and Orange, respectively. Mr. Gilstrap started his career as a CPA for Arthur Andersen in 1985. Other Current Public Company Boards: None Former Public Company Boards in Last Five Years: None Qualifications: Mr. Gilstrap has had chairman and board roles as well as global C-level, finance, strategy, sales and transactional background in telecommunication and technology companies. He has extensive IPO and public equity experience with companies based in France, US, Netherlands, UK and Sweden. He is currently a Chairman and/or Board director for various telecommunication PE backed technology companies with companies valued greater than $10B. His global technology and telecommunication experience allows him to contribute to the board from a market and strategy perspective.