Tellabs Board of Directors

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	Linda Beck, 44, president of New Edge Networks, an EarthLink subsidiary, since 2007. Executive vice president and general manager of business solutions at EarthLink 2005-2007; executive vice president of operations 2000-2005; vice president of engineering at MindSpring 1999-2000. Various management positions at Netcom 1996-1999; Sybase 1994-1996; Amdahl 1992-1994; GTE 1987-1992. M.B.A., St. Mary's College; B.S., Iowa State University. Tellabs director since 2006.
	Michael J. Birck, 70, chairman and co-founder of Tellabs. Chairman since 2000, chief executive officer 2002-2004, chief executive officer and president 1975-2000. Director, Molex Incorporated, Illinois Tool Works. M.S.E.E., New York University; B.S.E.E., Purdue University. Tellabs director since 1975.
	Bo Hedfors, 64, founder and president of Hedfone Consulting, Inc. (telecom and Internet consulting) since 2002. President, global wireless infrastructure business at Motorola 1998-2002. President and CEO of Ericsson, Inc. 1994-1998; chief technology officer of LM Ericsson 1990-1993. Director, Openwave Systems, Inc. since 2002. M.S.E.E., Chalmers University of Technology. Tellabs director since 2003.
	Frank Ianna, 58, chief executive officer of Attila Technologies LLC since 2007. President of AT&T Network Services 1998-2003; various executive and senior management positions at AT&T 1990-1998; various management and staff positions at AT&T 1972-1998. M.S.E.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.E.E.E., Stevens Institute of Technology. Tellabs director since 2004.
	Fred A. Krehbiel, 66, co-chairman of Molex Incorporated since 1999. Co-chairman and chief executive officer 2004-2005; chairman of the board 1993-1999; vice chairman and chief executive officer 1988-1993. Director, DeVry, Inc. B.A., Lake Forest College. Tellabs director since 1985.
	Michael E. Lavin, 62, Midwest area managing partner KPMG LLP 1993-2002. Partner 1977-2002. Director, Integrys Energy Group, Inc. and SPSS Inc. B.B.A., University of Wisconsin. Tellabs director since 2003.
	Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D., 62, founding president and president emerita of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy since 1986. Ph.D., Loyola University; M.A., University of Chicago; B.A., Queens College. Tellabs director since 1996.
	Robert W. Pullen, 45, president and chief executive officer since 2008. Vice president and general manager of global services 2005-2008; senior vice president of North American sales 2002-2005; various management, engineering and sales positions 1985-2002. Chairman, executive board of Telecommunications Industry Association. M.B.A., Northwestern University; B.S., University of Illinois. Tellabs director since 2008.
	William F. Souders, 79, chairman and chief executive officer of Emery Air Freight Corporation 1988-1989. Executive vice president and director at Xerox Corporation 1974-1986. B.A., Lake Forest College. Tellabs director since 1990.
	Jan H. Suwinski, 66, professor of Business and Operations, Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management since 1997. Chairman, Siecor Corporation, 1992-1996. Executive vice president of OptoElectronics Group, Corning Incorporated 1990-1996. Director, Thor Industries, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc., M.B.A. and B.M.E., Cornell University. Tellabs director since 1997.

Board of Directors Structure and Process

Tellabs is managed by and under the direction of its Board of Directors.

Each director who is not an officer of the Company is paid an annual retainer of $40,000 plus a fee of $1,500 and expenses for each board of director meeting attended in person and $1,000 for each substantive telephonic board of directors meeting. Each director receives equity compensation as described in Tellabs 2007 proxy statement.

Committee members receive a fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended in person and $500 for each substantive telephonic committee meeting. In addition, the chairperson of the audit and ethics committee receives an annual retainer of $12,000, the chair of the compensation committee receives an annual retainer of $8,000 and the chair of the nominating and governance committee receive an annual retainer of $6,000.

The board has an audit and ethics committee, a nominating and governance committee and a compensation committee.

Members of the audit and ethics committee are Michael Lavin — Chairman, Bo Hedfors, William Souders and Jan Suwinski. Linda Beck will replace Bo Hedfors on this committee following the annual meeting.

Nominating and governance committee members are Stephanie Pace Marshall — Chairman, Linda Beck, Bo Hedfors, Fred Krehbiel and Michael Lavin.

Compensation committee members are William Souders — Chairman, Frank Ianna, Stephanie Pace Marshall and Jan Suwinski.