Jim McCluney

JIM MCCLUNEY is president and CEO of Vixel Corporation. Mr. McCluney
joined Vixel in April 1999, and shortly thereafter led the company
through a highly successful initial public offering in October 1999.
Since that time Mr. McCluney has spearheaded a program of expansion in
the company’s cache of product and solution offerings that today serve
as its foundation for growth. Mr. McCluney’s international experience in
the high-tech industry spans over 20 years and includes a broad spectrum
of leadership positions held in management and operations. Before
joining Vixel, Mr. McCluney served as president of Crag Technologies
(formerly Ridge Technologies), a storage subsystem and management
software company which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to that, Mr.
McCluney served as senior vice president of Worldwide Operations at
Apple Computer. Mr. McCluney also held several corporate and
international senior management positions at Digital Equipment
Corporation, where he successfully led complex multi-billion dollar
operations. Mr. McCluney earned his degree in Business from Strathclyde
University, Scotland.