APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director information for AAOI
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOI | Director | 60 | ["Global Fuel Oil commodity trading manager for Shell Trading since January 2014","Managed the Americas Fuel Oil Trading team from 2005 to 2013","Over 25 years’ experience as a trader in petrochemical/refining industry","Started career as an Electrical Engineer at Arco Chemical Company","Extensive experience in commercial trading activities"] | ["Executive group of the Houston Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Cynthia (Cindy) DeLaney has served as the Global Fuel Oil commodity trading manager for Shell Trading since January 2014. In this role, she manages Shell s Global Fuel Oil Trading activities with primary trading offices in Singapore, Rotterdam, and Houston, covering Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and other offices in cities such as Calgary, Dubai, and Moscow. For the nine years prior, from 2005 to 2013, she managed the Americas Fuel Oil Trading team. Before her position as the Americas Trading Manager, Ms. DeLaney was a trader in fuel oil, VGO, gasoline and gasoline components from 1999 to 2005. She has over 25 years experience as a trader and in technical aspects of the petrochemical/ refining industry. In her role as the Global Trading Manager of Fuel Oil, Ms. DeLaney has increased the profitability of Shell s global fuel oil trading business which grew steadily over her tenure. Since October 2016, Ms. DeLaney has served as a director and Vice President of Shell Trading US Company (STUSCo). She is also a member of the Executive group of the Houston Chapter of the Women s Energy Network (WEN) which works to promote and develop women s careers in Energy and STEM fields. Ms. DeLaney started her working career in 1991 as an Electrical Engineer at Arco Chemical Company (now Lyondell) in Houston. She moved from technical to commercial activities at Arco, eventually trading MTBE and gasoline components from Arco s Newtown Square, Pennsylvania headquarters. In 1998, she moved to Koch Industries, in Houston, to trade MTBE before being hired in 1999 by Shell to trade gasoline, and then Fuel Oil and VGO. Education Ms. DeLaney received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University. The Board believes Ms. DeLaney is qualified to serve as a director based on her leadership experience and extensive experience in business.