Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 1999
JOHN M. 'JACK' SCANLON has over 30 years management experience in
telecommunications with Motorola, AT&T and Bell Labs. Prior to joining
Global Crossing as CEO, Mr. Scanlon was President and General Manager of
the Cellular Networks and Space Sector of Motorola, Inc. He was
responsible for approximately $6 billion in annual revenues and some
16,000 employees in three of Motorola's major groups: Cellular
Infrastructure, embracing sales, engineering and manufacturing to
markets in 90 countries; Network Management, consisting of
telecommunications companies in 18 countries serving 4 million
subscribers; and Space and Systems Technology, which, in addition to
handling space electronics, including the Iridium satellite program,
also was responsible for Department of Defense and other government
business. Mr. Scanlon joined Motorola in 1990 as Vice President of the
Cellular Infrastructure Group, following a highly successful 24-year
career with AT&T and Bell Labs, where he held a variety of technical and
management positions of increasing responsibility. Among his
responsibilities was the development of Network Systems, including the
world's first long-distance-digital switch, the first long distance
'800' and credit card service, the UNIX operating system, and the 'C'
programming language. Following AT&T, Mr. Scanlon joined Cambridge
Technology Group (CTG), now Cambridge Technology Partners, as COO. CTG
revolutionized systems integration with new radio development technology
and process, which permitted turnkey fixed price and schedule solutions
for the first time. Mr. Scanlon holds six patents in computing and
communications. He received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Toronto and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering
from Cornell University. He has served on numerous corporate boards, is
President Emeritus of Cornell's Engineering Board and a former member of
the Natural Academy of Sciences. Profile
Crossing, your history, services, those kinds of things?
Mr. Scanlon: Yes, the company is 18 months old. We went public
