Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 7, 2000

Michael Williams – Connex

MICHAEL WILLIAMS is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Connex. Mr. Williams has the strategic, visionary and technical skills necessary to successfully lead a rapidly growing technology company. Prior to joining Connex, he was the senior vice president and general manager of Western Digital's Enterprise Storage Group. Mr. Williams also served as the Vice President of Engineering and Storage Systems at Adaptec, and was a founder of Ridge Technologies where he built a superior engineering team, established key external partnerships and oversaw all product development. He spent 10 years at Apple Computer in key engineering, management and procurement positions. His experience also includes development and engineering positions at Quantum Corporation and Shugart Associates. Mr. Williams has a BS degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Connex, the

company's history, products, services, customers, those kinds of things.

Mr. Williams: Connex was founded in February of