Oclaro, Inc. announced that Alain Couder, the company's chair and chief executive officer, has retired and that the board of directors has named Greg Dougherty, Oclaro board member, as chief executive officer effective immediately. The company also announced that Marissa Peterson, Oclaro board member, has been elected as chair. Greg Dougherty has served as an Oclaro board member since 2009, and brings to the CEO role substantial leadership, operations, sales, marketing and general management experience in the optical and laser industries, including previous roles as chief operating officer of JDSU, and chief operating officer of SDL.

Prior to joining Oclaro, Mr. Couder was president and CEO of three private companies, a venture advisor to a venture capital company, the chief operating officer of Agilent Technologies and held various positions over the years with Packard-Bell NEC, Groupe Bulle, Hewlett-Packard and IBM.