Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2003

Donald Wenninger – Mcdata Corporation (mcdt)

DONALD P. WENNINGER has been Vice President and Chief Information Officer for McDATA Corporation since February 2000. Mr. Wenninger joined McDATA in 2000 with more than 14 years' experience managing IT departments of networking and SAN companies. He is responsible for McDATA's global IT strategy and infrastructure. Mr. Wenninger also oversees the automation and integration of processes and ancillary systems, business systems, supply chain integration and worldwide electronic commerce. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Vice President of Information Technology at Vixel Corporation, and held IS management, advanced manufacturing planning, CAD/CAM integration, engineering design, and corporate business planning positions at Intermec, Boeing, and IBM. He holds a BS in Business Technology and MBA's in Engineering and Information Technology from City University, Seattle, Washington. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief history as well as a present

overview of McDATA Corporation?

Mr. Dougherty: McDATA is a 20-year-old company that's been

involved in storage and data networking.