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Manufacturing 2025: WILKIN JR., NEIL D.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OPTICAL CABLE, ROANOKE
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Manufacturing 2025: WILKIN JR., NEIL D.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OPTICAL CABLE, ROANOKE
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Wilkin was named Optical Cable’s chairman and CEO in 2003, two years after joining the company as its chief financial officer.
Optical Cable, which manufactures fiber optic and copper communication cables and connectivity products, reported a profit of $18.2 million for fiscal 2024, down 18.3% from the previous year.
In July, Optical Cable announced it had entered into a collaboration agreement with Georgia-based optical fiber company Lightera to expand their product offerings in the data center and enterprise sectors. Lightera now holds 7.24% of Optical Cable’s outstanding shares, according to the announcement.
Previously, Wilkin was CFO of a real estate brokerage and an attorney at McGuireWoods and Kirkland & Ellis. He also was a CPA at a predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers in Richmond.
Wilkin earned bachelor’s, law and MBA degrees from the University of Virginia, and he serves on Carilion Clinic’s board of directors.
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