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Mike Knott was elected to the Board in May 2018 and relected in May 2020 Mike Knott is a chartered mechanical engineer with 30 years of experience in optical fibre outside plant deployments, and has focused exclusively on FTTH technology since 2007.

As FTTH Market Development Manager he is recognised as an expert in this field. Mike interacts with network operators and industry bodies throughout EMEA with a brief to represent and promote Corning’s position in this key business sector. Mike has previously held a range of roles within Corning such as Product Line Manager, and Technical Manager responsible for the development of optical jointing solutions. He also has experience working for a network operator, which was gained when he was Network Planning Manager for Cable & Wireless Communications (now Liberty Global) at the height of the CATV network build programme in the UK.