# Alan Lowe

> Alan S. Lowe was Lumentum’s founding president and CEO from July 2015 to February 2025, following leadership of its predecessor’s optical business. His tenure included the Oclaro, NeoPhotonics and Cloud Light acquisitions and expansion into 3D sensing and cloud infrastructure. He now serves on the boards of Qorvo and Modine.

- **Role:** Board director at Qorvo and Modine; former founding President and CEO at Lumentum
- **Organizations:** Lumentum, JDSU / Viavi Solutions, Read-Rite Corporation, Asyst Technologies, Qorvo, Modine
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts degrees in Computer Science and Business Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Stanford Executive Program (executive education), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Led Lumentum from its 2015 separation through February 2025., Oversaw the completed acquisitions of Oclaro, NeoPhotonics and Cloud Light., Expanded Lumentum into 3D sensing for consumer mobile devices and cloud optical infrastructure.

## Career timeline

- **1989-2000** — Advanced through Read-Rite, including customer business and operating leadership.
- **2000-2003** — President and CEO of Read-Rite.
- **Before 2007** — Senior vice president, Customer Solutions Group, Asyst Technologies.
- **2007-09** — Joined JDSU as senior vice president of Commercial Lasers.
- **2008-10** — Became president of JDSU’s communications and commercial optical products business.
- **2015-07** — Became Lumentum’s founding president and CEO ahead of its separation from JDSU.
- **2018-12** — Lumentum completed the Oclaro acquisition.
- **2022-08** — Lumentum completed the NeoPhotonics acquisition.
- **2023-11** — Lumentum completed the Cloud Light acquisition.
- **2024-11** — Joined Qorvo’s board effective November 11.
- **2025-02** — Retired as Lumentum CEO; Michael Hurlston succeeded him February 7.
- **2025-06** — Lumentum board tenure ended June 30.
- **2025-07** — Joined Modine’s board effective July 18.

## Achievements

- Led Lumentum from its 2015 separation through February 2025.
- Oversaw the completed acquisitions of Oclaro, NeoPhotonics and Cloud Light.
- Expanded Lumentum into 3D sensing for consumer mobile devices and cloud optical infrastructure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Qorvo’s 2026 proxy lists Lowe as a director and compensation committee member.
- **2025-07** — Modine announced his board appointment effective July 18.
- **2025-06** — His Lumentum directorship ended June 30; the disclosed advisory agreement extended through December 15, 2025.
- **2025-02** — Michael Hurlston succeeded him as Lumentum president and CEO effective February 7.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-lowe-a5639a117/

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