Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 6, 2004

LONNIE MARTIN – WHITE ROCK NETWORKS

LONNIE MARTIN is Founder & Chief Executive Officer of White Rock Networks Mr. Martin has more than 25 years experience as a leader in the telecommunications field. He has held several key executive positions in carrier-class and enterprise network equipment companies. Prior to joining White Rock, Martin was president of ADC Telecommunications' Business Broadband Group, a major business unit of ADC and a provider of transport and access products to carrier and enterprise customers. Martin has also held executive roles with telecommunication suppliers including Broadband Telesystems (vice president of sales), ROLM (Systems Marketing Manager), and Coastcom (president). Martin is a board member of Quarry Technologies and a tri-chairman of the Metroplex Technology Business Council of the Richardson, Texas Telecom Corridor(r). Martin earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the California Institute of Technology and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Lonnie, can we start off with a brief historical sketch of White

Rock Networks?

Mr. Martin: First, we're a maker of Optical transport systems, the kind

of the gear that various types of