News: Suppliers
11 August 2025
AXT appoints former director Leonard J. Leblanc as board member
AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has appointed Leonard J. Leblanc as a member of its board to fill the vacancy due to the passing of Christine Russell. He will serve as a Class III director with a maximum term expiring on 29 July 2027, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
LeBlanc previously served as a director from April 2003 to December 2021 and was also a director emeritus in 2022.
From February 2001 to September 2003, was acting chief financial officer and VP of corporate development for privately held applications software company Ebest Inc. From August 1998 to January 2000 LeBlanc was the executive VP & CFO of customer relationship management software and solution company Vantive Corp. From March 1996 to July 1997, he was the executive VP of finance and administration & CFO at internet search & navigation company Infoseek Corp. From September 1993 to December 1994, LeBlanc was senior VP, finance & administration of GTECH Corp, a manufacturer of lottery equipment and systems. From May 1987 to December 1992, he was executive VP, finance & administration and CFO of electronic design automation software company Cadence Design Systems Inc.
LeBlanc served on the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of optical manufacturing solutions and optical networking component provider Oplink Communications Inc from 2000 to 2009 and as chairman of the board from 2006 to 2009. From November 2009 to November 2010, he was a consultant to Oplink.
LeBlanc has B.S. and M.S. degrees from the College of Holy Cross, and an M.S. degree in finance from George Washington University.
AXT’s board has also appointed Jesse Chen as chair of the Audit Committee. He is currently an independent director, lead director, chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and a member of both the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
