Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000
PETER VAN OPPEN has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Advanced Digital Information Corporation since its
acquisition by Interpoint in 1994, and as President from 1994 to 1997.
He served as Chairman of the Board of Interpoint from 1995 until its
acquisition by Crane Co. in October 1996. He also served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Interpoint from 1989 until its
acquisition by Crane Co. in October 1996, as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Interpoint from 1987 to 1989, and as Executive Vice
President for Finance and Operations on Interpoint from 1985 to 1987.
Prior to 1985, Mr. van Oppen worked as a Consulting Manager at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and at Bain & Company in Boston and London.
He has additional experience in medical electronics and venture capital.
Mr. van Oppen also serves as Director of Seattle FilmWorks, Inc.,
Spacelabs Medical, Inc. and Key Technology, Inc. He holds a BA from
Whitman College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a
Baker Scholar. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of AdvancedDigital Information Corporation ' the company's history, products,
services, customers, those kinds of things.
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