Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 10, 2001
GRAHAME RANCE was announced as the new President and Chief Executive
Officer of SBS Technologies, Inc., on March 9, 2001. His work experience
includes executive management responsibility at Caspian Networks in San
Jose, CA, and Nortel Networks globally. Before joining SBS Technologies,
Inc., Mr. Rance was President & CEO of Caspian Networks from October
1999 to March 2001. Mr. Rance held a number of key executive roles in
his 17 years with Nortel Networks. His last assignment was Vice
President and General Manager of Succession, Nortel's high-profile
public network infrastructure. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Managing
Director of Nortel South Asia, headquartered in New Delhi, and was
responsible for establishing and developing Nortel's business in the
region. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Rance was head of Nortel's data
networking division across Asia Pacific, based in Australia and
Singapore. From 1982 to 1985, he held product line management roles at
Nortel's data networks division headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, with
positions in technical operations and marketing. In addition, he
acquired marketing expertise serving as Nortel's US data networks
Marketing Director from 1986 to 1989. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief overview of the history andevolution of SBS Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Rance: SBS was formed in the mid-1980s, and its original business
was focused on