Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 19, 2004
RONALD C. FOSTER is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of JDS Uniphase Corporation. Mr. Foster joined JDS Uniphase in February
2003 from Novell Corporation, where he was CFO, responsible for finance,
tax, treasury, internal audit, information systems, investor relations,
operations, and real estate. In his prior position as Vice President of
Finance and Corporate Controller, Mr. Foster was responsible for
worldwide financial planning, reporting and operations. Prior to Novell,
Mr. Foster served as Vice President, Operations Controller for Applied
Materials. In these roles, Mr. Foster implemented shared service
programs and other consolidation and integration activities similar to
those being undertaken at JDS Uniphase. Mr. Foster developed a strong
operational focus through his prior roles as Business Group Controller
at Applied Materials Corporation, and Group Controller at Hewlett-
Packard Corporation. He also held operations management and consulting
positions in the forest products industry early in his career. Mr.
Foster earned an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a BA in
Economics from Whitman College. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Foster: It's been through a series of significant transitions over
the last several years. In fact, I
