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II-VI appoints Howard H. Xia to Board of Directors

Xia also represents Vodafone at the ASPire board, which is a joint venture between China Mobile, Vodafone, HP and Merrill Lynch.

II-VI Incorporated has appointed Howard H. Xia to serve as an independent director on the Company's Board of Directors in Class One expiring in 2012, although he will stand for election at the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders in November 2011.

The addition of Xia, 50, expands the Company's Board of Directors to eight members. Xia is General Manager of Vodafone China Limited, a wholly-owned company of Vodafone Group and has been leading Vodafone's business in China since 2001.

He also represents Vodafone at the ASPire board, which is a joint venture between China Mobile, Vodafone, HP and Merrill Lynch. From 1994 to 2001 Howard Xia was Director - Technology Strategy for Vodafone AirTouch Plc and AirTouch Communications Inc.

Xia was a Senior Staff Engineer at Telesis Technology Laboratory from 1992 to 1994, and was a Senior Engineer at PacTel Cellular from 1990 to 1992. He holds a BS in Physics from South China Normal University, an MS in Physics and Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Electrophysics from Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

"We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have Howard join the II-VI Incorporated Board of Directors," said Carl J. Johnson, Chairman of II-VI Incorporated. "Howard brings to our Board of Directors a deep understanding of the telecommunication market, a record of achievement in international business including China, and strong leadership skills that will complement our Board for the benefit of the shareholders and management of II-VI."

"I am delighted to have the benefit of counsel from Howard's global experience," said Francis J. Kramer, President and Chief Executive Officer of II-VI Incorporated.
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