Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2002
JACK MCDONNELL is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Of McDATA
Corporation. A McDATA co-Founder, Mr. McDonnell is responsible for the
company's overall strategic direction. He has served as Chief Executive
Officer of McDATA since its inception in 1982 and was appointed Chairman
of the Board of Directors in 1998. Mr. McDonnell has more than 31 years'
experience in the data communications field, including 26 years in
corporate and technical management, and five years in corporate
management and engineering positions at Storage Technology Corporation
and Computer Communications Inc. He attended California State University
at Long Beach. Profile
TWST: Would you start with a brief overview of the history and evolutionof McDATA?
Mr. McDonnell: We've been in business now for almost 19 1/2 years. Our
strategy has evolved over that time