Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 22, 2003

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: It's been awhile since we've had an update on Vixel. What's gone

on over the past couple of quarters at the company that investors should

focus on?

Mr. McCluney: It has been a very