Peter Dey and John Roland Appointed as Directors of Enablence Technologies

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Nov. 3, 2011) - Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ENA), a leading supplier of optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, today announced the appointment of Messrs. Peter Dey and John Roland as directors of the Company. Mr. Dey was elected Chair of the Board, replacing Arvind Chhatbar in that role. Mr. Chhatbar will continue as a director of Enablence.

"We are very fortunate to have two individuals of such stature joining our Board," said Arvind Chhatbar. "I am also pleased that Peter has agreed to become the Chair of the Board of Enablence, allowing us to benefit from his skills and knowledge especially in matters of governance and the development of growth strategies. Both Peter and John bring a wealth of expertise in corporate governance, corporate transactions and business acumen."

Peter Dey is the Chairman of Paradigm Capital Inc., serves on the boards of Gold Corp, MI Developments and Coventree Inc. and is a former Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission. John Roland is a former senior litigation partner of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.

About Enablence Technologies Inc.

Enablence Technologies Inc. is a publicly traded company (TSX VENTURE:ENA) that designs, manufactures and sells optical components and subsystems to a global customer base. It utilizes its patented technologies including planar lightwave circuit ("PLC") intellectual property in the production of an array of photonics components and broadband subsystems that deliver a key portion of the infrastructure for next-generation telecommunication systems. The Company's product lines address all three segments of optical networks: Access, connecting homes and businesses to the network; Metro, communication rings within large cities; and Long-haul, linking cities and continents. For more information, visit www.enablence.com.