ADTRAN Holdings Adds Flender CFO Christian Terlinde to Board of Directors

ADTRAN Holdings appointed Dr. Christian H. Terlinde as an independent member of its Board of Directors effective October 27, 2026, the company said in a Business Wire announcement on October 29, 2026. Terlinde is group chief financial officer of Flender International GmbH, a manufacturer of industrial and wind gearboxes.

Terlinde's CFO Background at Flender and JOST Werke

Terlinde brings more than two decades of senior financial leadership experience at large multinational manufacturers, with operating experience in both European and North American markets. Before joining Flender, he was group chief financial officer of JOST Werke SE, a publicly traded German manufacturer of components for commercial and agricultural vehicles, where he was responsible for finance, investor relations, legal and compliance.

Earlier roles included chief financial officer positions at Benteler Automotive GmbH and MAHLE GmbH, both tier-1 suppliers to the global automotive industry, and at ista North America, Inc. Terlinde holds a doctorate in business administration, earned magna cum laude, and graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. He has completed an executive education program at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland and has taught U.S. GAAP, IFRS and German GAAP accounting at the university level.

Tom Stanton, chief executive officer of ADTRAN, said: "His financial and international expertise, including serving as CFO of a publicly listed German company, adds further depth to a Board that already brings a strong mix of experience and perspectives." Stanton added that Terlinde's knowledge of both the U.S. and German markets fits the company's global business.

ADTRAN's Earlier Board Addition of DelSanto

According to akta.pro company records, ADTRAN appointed Anne DelSanto to its Board of Directors effective July 1, 2026, bringing more than 30 years of enterprise SaaS, cloud and AI experience from Salesforce, Oracle and IBM to support its cloud and AI go-to-market strategy. The same records list Tom Stanton as chairman and chief executive officer and Anne DelSanto as an independent board director.

Telia Estonia Fibre Trial Preceded the Appointment

On October 21, 2026, Telia Estonia demonstrated a 50 Gbps fibre connection with Adtran, Telecompaper reported. The company plans to expand fibre to more than 130,000 additional locations by 2032, covering about 300,000 people, with a total investment of up to EUR 100 million.

On October 9, 2026, Adtran launched Mosaic One Agents, an AI suite with pre-built agents for broadband service management, customer care and business operations, Telecompaper reported.

ADTRAN's Third Quarter Results Due November 2

ADTRAN Holdings will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on November 2, 2026, and will hold a conference call on November 3, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, FinancialContent Business Page reported.