Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 2000

James Mccluney – Vixel Corporation (vixl)

JAMES MCCLUNEY joined Vixel Corporation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in April 1999 and led the company through a highly successful initial public offering in October 1999. Before joining Vixel, Mr. McCluney was President of Crag Technologies, a storage subsystem and management software company, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to that, Mr. McCluney served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Apple Computer. Earlier in his career, he held several senior management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation. McCluney earned his degree in business from Strathclyde University in Scotland. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with an update on Vixel Corporation? What's

happened so far in 2000?

Mr. McCluney: It's been a very active year for Vixel. We completed the

transition away from our