Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 4, 2001
JAMES A. FIRESTONE is Senior Vice President for the Corporate Strategy
and Marketing Group for Xerox Corporation. He was appointed to this
position May 2000. He also is a Corporate Officer. Mr. Firestone joined
Xerox from IBM in August 1998 when he became President of the Xerox
Channels Group. At IBM, Mr. Firestone was responsible for all of the
company's consumer products and services for the home and family market.
He joined IBM in 1995, helping launch a new division to develop and
market hardware, software and multimedia products. Mr. Firestone headed
the consumer division of Ameritech, a telecommunications company, from
1993 to 1995. From 1978 to 1993, he worked at American Express in a
number of financial and general management positions, including
President of the Japan division and President of the Travelers Cheque
division. Mr. Firestone received a Bachelor's degree in International
Economics from Georgetown University School of Foreign Services and a
Master's degree in Management from Yale University. Profile
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Mr. Firestone: Let me start by saying that Xerox
