Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 19, 2001
DAVID B. WRIGHT was named President and Chief Executive Officer of
Legato Systems, Inc. in October 2000. He moved to Legato following a 13-
year career with Amdahl Corporation, where he had served as President
and Chief Executive Officer since 1997. Mr. Wright joined Amdahl in 1987
as Vice President for Sales and Service in the Northeast region of the
United States. In 1989, he was promoted to Vice President in charge of
all US Commercial sales activities and, in 1992, he was named Vice
President and General Manager of Amdahl Europe. Mr. Wright was appointed
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Compatible
Products Operations in 1994 and became Executive Vice President of the
Amdahl Systems Group in 1995. Before joining Amdahl, he spent 11 years
with IBM, serving in a variety of staff and management positions. He
graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he received
his degree in Physics and Mathematics. He holds a Master's degree from
Babson College. Mr. Wright serves on the Board of Directors of Insurance
Services Office, Inc., INRANGE Technologies Corp., and is the Chairman
of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. Profile
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Mr. Wright: Legato Systems has been in business for more than 12 years.
When Legato was founded in the 1988,
