Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 1, 1998
FRANK M. DRENDEL is Chairman and CEO of CommScope, Inc., in Hickory,
North Carolina, a publicly traded company. He serves on the board of
Next-Level Systems Inc. (to be renamed General Instrument around
February 2, 1998), a world leader in broadband transmission,
distribution and access control technologies for cable, satellite and
terrestrial broadcasting applications, as well as in discrete power
rectifying components. He also serves on the board of Nextel, the
nation's leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications.
Nextel has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in
the United States. Mr. Drendel is a member of the National Cable
Television Association and presently serves on its board of directors.
He has also served on various NCTA committees including Associates
Committee, Telecommunications Committee, and the HDTV Committee. He has
been a recipient of many NCTA awards, including the Challenger Award,
Associates Award, and President's Award. He is also a member of the C-
SPAN Board of Directors. Mr. Drendel is a graduate of Northern Illinois
University a B.S. Degree in Marketing in 1970 and has been involved in
the U.S. CATV and telecommunications industries during his entire
career. He has been CEO of CommScope since 1976, and was Vice Chairman
of M/A-COM, Inc. during the period CommScope Inc. was part of M/A-COM's
Cable/Home Communications Group (1980-1986). General Instrument acquired
the Cable/Home Communications Group from MA-COM in 1986. Profile
date and tell us what the company is doing today.
Mr. Drendel: CommScope is approximately 30 years old and I've
