Mr. Tanner joined Zarlink in August 2007 as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in November 2009. In this role, Mr. Tanner is responsible for the management of Zarlink's Communication Products Group and Zarlink's Worldwide Operations Group. The Communication Products Group is comprised of businesses in the Access Infrastructure, Residential Gateway, Telecom Network and Timing Product segments. Zarlink's Operations Group is comprised of worldwide manufacturing, planning, purchasing, quality, logistics, technology development and product engineering.  Additionally, Mr. Tanner oversees the Custom/ASIC legacy business.

Mr. Tanner brings over 34 years of experience to Zarlink and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations. Mr. Tanner came to Zarlink via the acquisition of Legerity in August 2007 where he functioned as Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Legerity, he was plant manager of Intel's Fab 23.  During his tenure with Intel, Mr. Tanner held various management positions managing multiple domestic and international locations.  Prior to Intel, Mr. Tanner held various management roles in fab operations at National Semiconductor, Texas Instruments and NCR.

Mr. Tanner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Management from Regis College.

Mr. Levasseur joined the company in 1998, and has held increasingly senior finance roles focused on improving Zarlink's cost structure and helping define its product strategy. Most recently, Mr. Levasseur served as Corporate Comptroller (2007-2009) and Senior Director of Finance, Worldwide Business Support (2004-2007), where he managed financial reporting and internal accounting systems and led finance responsibilities for acquisition and divestment activities. He has also served as Director of Finance, Network Communications Division (now Communication Products), where he provided financial leadership for the product group.

Mr. Levasseur joined the company as Director of Finance/Human Resources/IS and Plant Controller for Mitel's foundry operations in Bromont, Quebec. Mr. Levasseur began his professional career in 1985 with Arthur Anderson and Co. He obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1987, and holds a Graduate Diploma in Accounting and a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University.

Dr. Swirhun is well known in the industry as a founder and the CEO of Picolight Inc., a rapidly growing private company specializing in VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting laser)-based optical components and transceivers. He led Colorado-based Picolight from 1997 to 2004.

From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Swirhun was VP of Engineering and then CTO at Vixel Corporation, where he guided the company's product and customer strategies in storage area networks. In his executive roles with these early-stage companies, Dr. Swirhun successfully oversaw large-scale market creation and product development programs, business processes, and funding and acquisition strategies.

In addition, Dr. Swirhun held technology positions with Bandgap Technology, Honeywell, BNR/NorTel Semiconductor and Bell-Northern Research.

Dr. Swirhun earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He holds 21 U.S. technology patents.

Mr. Pontello has 20 years of legal experience. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1990.

Mr. Pontello has been with Zarlink for more than 10 years. Previously,  he was with the law firm of Ogilvy Renault  where he practiced  corporate law, commercial law, intellectual property law, and mergers & acquisitions primarily in the financing and technology areas and maintained offices in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa .  He was also IP Counsel to Nortel Networks.

He holds a degree in History magna cum laude and Law with honors from the University of Ottawa. 

Mr. Pontello is married with two step-daughters and lives in the Ottawa region.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries, participates in the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, and is active with several charitable and other organizations.

Ms. Speirs joined Zarlink in 2001 as Director of North American Human Resources. Previously, Ms. Speirs held various management positions at Mitel including Human Resources Development Specialist, Team Lead of Change Management, and Manager of Human Resources.

Ms. Speirs holds a Bachelor of Commerce with honours from Carleton University.