Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 6, 2004
RALPH E. FAISON became President and Chief Operating Officer of Andrew
Corporation in June 2002 after his company, Celiant Corporation, was
acquired by Andrew in a $470 million transaction. Before Celiant, Mr.
Faison was a Vice President in Lucent Technologies' New Ventures Group,
in charge of creating businesses from the wireless and multimedia
technologies of Bell Laboratories. Before that, Mr. Faison successfully
launched Lucent's award-winning brand advertising campaign as VP of
Advertising and Brand Management. Prior to Lucent, he held positions in
sales, marketing, business unit management, and manufacturing for AT&T,
including VP and General Manager of AT&T's wireless business unit and
Manufacturing VP for its Consumer Products unit in Bangkok, Thailand. Profile
Mr. Faison: Andrew was founded 66 years ago by Victor "Doc" Andrew as a
radio broadcast equipment provider. Over time, we have become more and
more focused on
