Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2002

Lorne Wilson – Fujitsu Computer Products Of America Inc

LORNE WILSON is Vice President, Channel Sales and Marketing at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. Mr. Wilson brings more than 10 years of hard disk drive (HDD) sales and marketing experience to his position as Vice President, Channel Sales and Marketing, at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. Under Mr. Wilson's leadership, FCPA's channel market share in the enterprise HDD market has increased eight-fold in 2001-2002 ' the direct result of several aggressive moves by Fujitsu on both the HDD technology and channel marketing fronts. Prior to FCPA, he spent several years in senior sales, marketing and management positions at Maxtor Corporation, Conner Peripherals, and more. Mr. Wilson joined FCPA from Chaparral Network Storage, assembled the company's North American OEM sales and support organization, achieving design wins, several contracts, and overall business growth. Mr. Wilson received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief historical sketch and an overview of the

company?

Mr. Wilson: Fujitsu is the third largest IT company in the world.

According to Forbes, we're the 34th largest