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Cisco Appoints Michael K. Powell, Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to Its Board of Directors
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SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 22, 2007 --Cisco (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today announced the
appointment of Michael K. Powell to its board of directors, effective March
22, 2007.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Michael Powell to Cisco's board of
directors," said John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco. "Michael's broad
experience with the communications sector -- from his support of
affordable, widespread broadband deployment in the United States while FCC
Chairman, to his understanding of the enormous possibilities created by the
convergence of data, voice and video -- makes him an invaluable addition to
the Board."
Powell, 43, is currently a Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners and
Chairman of the MK Powell Group. He was nominated by President William J.
Clinton to a Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission in
1997. He was designated Chairman by President George W. Bush in 2001 and
served until 2005. Previously, Powell served as the Chief of Staff of the
Antitrust Division in the Department of Justice. Before joining the
Antitrust Division, Mr. Powell was an associate in the Washington, D.C.
office of the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and just prior to joining
the firm clerked for the Honorable Harry T. Edwards, Chief Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Before starting his legal career, Powell served as a policy advisor to
Secretary of Defense, Richard B. Cheney. Additionally, Powell's experience
includes military service as an armored cavalry officer in the United
States Army. Powell earned a bachelor's degree in Government from the
College of William and Mary and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the
Georgetown University Law Center.
Powell is a member of the Board of Trustees of the RAND Corporation and the
Aspen Institute. Additionally, he serves on the Boards of ObjectVideo and
CMWare, Inc. He also currently serves as Rector of the Board of Visitors
of the College of William and Mary.
With the appointment of Powell, Cisco's board now consists of 12 members,
including Carol A. Bartz, Executive Chairman, Autodesk, Inc.; M. Michele
Burns, Chair and CEO, Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC; Michael D.
Capellas, Senior Advisor, Silver Lake Partners; Larry R. Carter, Senior
Vice President, Office of the President, Cisco Systems, Inc.; John T.
Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Brian L. Halla, Chairman
and CEO, National Semiconductor Corporation; John L. Hennessy, Ph.D.,
President, Stanford University; Richard M. Kovacevich, Chairman and CEO,
Wells Fargo & Company; Roderick C. McGeary, Chairman, BearingPoint, Inc.;
Steven M. West, Founder and Partner, Emerging Company Partners; and Jerry
Yang, Co-founder, Chief Yahoo! and Director, Yahoo! Inc.
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