Robert E. Switz was named President and Chief Executive Officer of ADC in August 2003. Prior to this leadership position, Mr. Switz served ADC as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. He has played an instrumental role in transforming ADC in recent years, developing and implementing restructuring strategies to ensure the company's return to profitability in the broadband marketplace.

Mr. Switz served ADC as CFO from January of 1994 until his appointment as CEO. He has also served the company as Sr. Vice President and Executive Vice President during his tenure. Throughout his ADC career, Mr. Switz has held leadership responsibilities for numerous critical functions including strategic planning, business development, corporate technology, marketing communications, sales operations, and information systems. He served as President of the Broadband Access and Transport Group, ADC's second largest operating group with fiscal year 2000 revenues of $1.0 Billion.

Mr. Switz joined ADC in 1994 after serving as Vice President, European Operations, Ventures & Finance (CFO) at Burr-Brown Corporation, Tucson, Arizona. At Burr-Brown, he held management responsibilities for five start-up ventures and seven European manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries. He also held responsibility for corporate finance, legal, MIS, accounting, purchasing, physical resources, facilities, investor relations and business development. He served Burr-Brown from 1988 to 1994.

Prior to Burr-Brown, Mr. Switz held senior financial management positions at PepsiCo, AMF and Olin Corporation.

Mr. Switz serves as a director on the boards of Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU) and Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM). In 1999, he was a recipient of the CFO Excellence award from CFO Magazine.

Mr. Switz holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Bridgeport as well as a B.S. in Marketing/Economics from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.