Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 2004
HASSAN AHMED, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Sonus Networks,
Inc., is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the
company. Prior to joining Sonus as President and CEO in 1998, Dr. Ahmed
was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Ascend
Communications' Core Systems Division, which grew under his direction to
a $1 billion business. Before Ascend's acquisition of Cascade
Communications, he served as Cascade's Chief Technology Officer.
Previously, Dr. Ahmed was President and Founder of WaveAccess, a pioneer
in high-speed wireless network products. Additionally, he has held the
positions of product engineering manager, Analog Devices, and Director,
VSLI Systems, Motorola Codex. He was also an Associate Professor at the
Graduate School of Management, Boston University. Dr. Ahmed holds a BSEE
and MSAE from Carleton University and a PhD in Electrical Engineering
from Stanford University. Profile
Mr. Ahmed: Sonus was founded in 1997 and is now about seven years old.
We began our company with the sole intent of capitalizing on the shift
in networking from
