Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 3, 2003
MICHAEL A. ROULEAU has served as Senior Vice President, Marketing and
Business Development with Time Warner Telecom Inc., since November 1999.
In this position, Mr. Rouleau is responsible for product development,
marketing and management of Time Warner Telecom's complete product
suite, accounting for more than $737 million in annual revenues. With a
current emphasis on local switched services, IP networking and fiber-
based transport services, Mr. Rouleau is also responsible for the
product evolution of Time Warner Telecom's product suite into the
optical networking, IP and converged network areas of broadband data and
voice services. Prior to joining Time Warner Telecom, Mr. Rouleau spent
15 years with US WEST, where he developed and launched their Internet
and xDSL businesses. Profile
LARISSA L. HERDA is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Time Warner Telecom Inc. Ms. Herda took the helm of Time
Warner Telecom Inc., as President and Chief Executive Officer, on June
22, 1998. She was elected Chairman of the Time Warner Telecom Inc. Board
of Directors effective June 7, 2001. Ms. Herda served as the company's
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing from March 1, 1997 to her
appointment as Chief Executive. Under Ms. Herda's direction, Time Warner
Telecom introduced comprehensive data, voice over IP and metro Ethernet
products; expanded its optical network footprint and regional
connectivity between cities; launched switched telephone services; built
a national IP backbone; and made two acquisitions ' a regional Internet
Service Provider and a West coast-based CLEC. Ms. Herda has raised a
total of nearly $3 billion in the public and debt markets, including a
$290 million IPO, since becoming Time Warner Telecom President and CEO.
Time Warner Telecom offers fiber-based, metro-area broadband networks
and services to business customers in 44 US markets. Profile
DAVID J. RAYNER has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Time Warner Telecom Inc. since June 1998. From February 1997
to May 1998, Mr. Rayner served as Vice President, Finance and was
Controller from May 1994 to February 1997. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. Rayner
held various financial and operational management positions with Time
Warner Cable. Profile
Ms. Herda (Chairman, President & CEO): Time Warner Telecom is a local
business telecommunications provider with a national
