Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 6, 2004
HARRY L. BOSCO is President and Chief Executive Officer of Opnext, Inc.
Mr. Bosco brings to Opnext a background rich in fiber optic technology
and corporate leadership. He was group president of optical networking
at Lucent Technology and also served there as chief technical officer
for consumer products, vice president of the wired technology and
initial production center, president of the network systems broadband
networking unit, chief operating officer for the optical networking
group, and chief technical officer for the service provider networks.
During his distinguished thirty-five year tenure, Mr. Bosco led the
development of Lucent's core data networking architecture, helped to put
together the company's broadband networking strategy, and deployed
Lucent's optical networking product portfolio. Profile
TWST: Mr. Bosco, how did Opnext begin and what is the relationship withHitachi?
Mr. Bosco: Opnext was formed in the fall of 2000. The company was
created from the Fiber Optic Component