Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Andreas Rutsch – Adva Ag Optical Networking (adv.f)

ANDREAS G. RUTSCH is the CFO of ADVA AG Optical Networking. He became the fourth member of the company's Corporate Office Team in September 1999. Mr. Rutsch is directly responsible for accounting, controlling, planning, investor relations and personnel. He worked in various corporate finance and analyst positions at Dresdner Bank, in strategic management consulting at Roland Berger & Partner, and as a Senior Analyst in corporate finance and investment banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Prior to joining ADVA, Mr. Rutsch held the position of a Vice President in the International Banking Division at Merrill Lynch International. Profile
TWST: Would you start out by giving us a brief overview of ADVA Optical

Networking?

Mr. Rutsch: ADVA was founded in 1994 in Germany and has one of the

longest-standing histories of a start-up