Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 11, 2000

Howard Thrailkill – Adtran Inc (adtn)

HOWARD A. THRAILKILL is President, Director and Chief Operating Officer of ADTRAN. He joined ADTRAN in 1992. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Floating Point Systems, Inc., a super minicomputer manufacturer. He is also a past President and Chief Executive Officer of Saxpy Computer Corp., a parallel computer manufacturer. Other positions held by Mr. Thrailkill during his career include President of Motorola Computer Systems and Vice President of Motorola, Inc. He also previously served as Division General Manager at Harris Corp., a diversified electronics manufacturer. Profile
TWST: Would you mind providing our readers with a brief overview of

ADTRAN, Inc.?

Mr. Thrailkill: ADTRAN builds and sells connectivity products for wide

area telecommunications networks. Our