Jozef Straus

DR. JOZEF STRAUS is the CEO and co-Chairman of JDS Uniphase Corporation.
JDS Uniphase Corporation was formed in July 1999 by the merger of
Nepean-based JDS FITEL Inc. and Uniphase Corp., based in San Jose,
California. Dr. Straus co-founded JDS FITEL in 1981 and served as Chief
Executive Officer and President of the company since September 1993.
Prior to 1981, Dr. Straus held various research and management positions
related to fiber optic technology at Bell-Northern Research Ltd. and
Nortel. Dr. Straus has numerous patents, publications and invited
presentations to his credit. Dr. Straus was educated in the Czech
Republic at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He received his
PhD in Physics from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.