Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 8, 2004
KIP MCCLANAHAN is Chief Executive Officer of TippingPoint Technologies,
Inc. Mr. McClanahan, a 15-year veteran of the networking and software
industries, joined TippingPoint Technologies from Motive, Inc., where he
served as President and oversaw a broad range of business operations
including product strategy. Prior to Motive, he was Founder, President
and CEO of BroadJump, Inc., a privately held broadband software company
based in Austin, Texas. Prior to founding BroadJump, Mr. McClanahan was
a part of management at NetSpeed, a DSL broadband equipment company
which was acquired by Cisco Systems in 1998. Mr. McClanahan's career
also includes engineering and managerial roles at Motorola, Thomas-
Conrad, BMC Software and Dell Computer. Profile
ADAM CHIBIB is Chief Financial Officer of TippingPoint Technologies,
Inc. He joined TippingPoint Technologies from Sun Microsystems via its
recent acquisition of Waveset Technologies where he served as CFO. Prior
to Waveset, Mr. Chibib was co-Founder and CFO of BroadJump, Inc., a
privately held broadband software company based in Austin, Texas. While
at BroadJump, revenue grew by more than 130% during one of the most
challenging economic climates in the communications industry. Prior to
co-founding BroadJump, Mr. Chibib served as Controller for Tivoli
Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for the worldwide accounting
function of the $1 billion software company. Previously, Mr. Chibib
served as a Technology Industry Group manager with Price Waterhouse,
LLP, where he successfully completed the initial public offering for
Xetel Corporation. Mr. Chibib also served within the Coopers & Lybrand,
LLP, financial advisory services group. Profile
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