Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 2004

BRUCE BALES – GLENAYRE TECHNOLOGIES INC (GEMS)

BRUCE M. BALES is president of messaging business of Glenayre Technologies, Inc., and is responsible for operations, engineering and product development as well as sales, marketing and business development. Mr. Bales has over 20 years of experience in telecommunications and messaging, including a number of years with the Octel messaging division of Lucent Technologies. While at Lucent, Mr. Bales was responsible for products generating over $300 million in messaging revenue, and he was instrumental in the development and launch of Lucent's AnyPath' messaging platform. Mr. Bales has held senior positions with AT&T's Bell Labs and was a general manager for Lucent's Voice Processing Applications Division. Prior to joining Glenayre, he was a vice president with Strategic Alliance WorldGroup, a high tech sales and marketing firm. Mr. Bales has been granted 36 US patents which cover a variety of technical areas including distributed switching, call routing, multimedia call control and wireless services. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an introduction to Glenayre Technologies?

Mr. Bales: Glenayre has been in the telecommunications industry for over

40 years, with 20 years in messaging. We are