COMPANY

Corporate communications integration, founded 1964.

Acquired 2007 by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group for $8.2B.

Official Website:
http://www.avaya.com/

Industry:
Communications

Ticker:
NYSE:AV

Corporate headquarters:
Basking Ridge, NJ

Sales:
$4.1B (2004)

Employees:
14,900 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Louis J. D'Ambrosio	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Avaya
Caroline Dorsa	Business	1959		CFO of Gilead Sciences
Michael C. Thurk	Business	c. 1953		COO of Avaya

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce R. Bond	Business	c. 1947		CEO of PictureTel Corporation, 1998-99
Louis J. D'Ambrosio	Business	c. 1964		CEO of Avaya
Frank J. Fanzilli Jr.	Business	c. 1957		Former CIO, Credit Suisse First Boston
Joseph P. Landy	Business	c. 1961		Co-President, Warburg Pincus
Mark Leslie	Business	c. 1944		CEO of VERITAS Software, 1990-2000
John W. Marren	Business	c. 1963		Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Philip A. Odeen	Business	c. 1935		CEO of BDM International, 1992-97
Hellene S. Runtagh	Business	c. 1948		Former EVP at Universal Studios
Daniel C. Stanzione	Business	c. 1945		COO of Lucent, 1997-2000
Anthony P. Terracciano	Business	c. 1938		Chairman of Sallie Mae
Michael C. Thurk	Business	c. 1953		COO of Avaya
Richard F. Wallman	Business	1951		CFO of Honeywell, 1999-2003
Ronald L. Zarrella	Business	1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 2001-08

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gene J. Frantz	Business	c. 1967		Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Patricia F. Russo	Business	1953		CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, 2006-08
Paula Stern	Government	31-Mar-1945		Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86

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