Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 2000
PAUL BLONDIN joined IPHighway in May 1999, with extensive experience in
the telecommunications industry in both the US and abroad. As President
and CEO, Mr. Blondin is responsible for defining and executing
IPHighway's corporate and business development activities. Most
recently, Mr. Blondin was President and CEO of Netect Ltd., an Israeli
network security software company with corporate headquarters in
Framingham, Mass. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board of Open
Development Corporation (ODC), a provider of enhanced services platforms
to the telecommunications industry. In 1997, Mr. Blondin played an
instrumental role in negotiating the merger of ODC with Glenayre
Technologies. Prior to ODC, he was Chief Financial Officer at Cascade
Communications Corp., a supplier of wide-area data communications
equipment that was acquired by Ascend Communications in 1997. Prior to
joining Cascade, Mr. Blondin served as Vice President and Controller of
Proteon Inc., a provider of LAN and internetworking products. His seven-
year career with the company included a year-long assignment in England
as General Manager of Proteon's European subsidiaries. In addition to
his duties at IPHighway, Mr. Blondin is currently a member of the Board
of Directors of MEI Software Inc. He is a graduate of Boston College and
holds an MBA from Babson College. Profile
Mr. Blondin: We're a purveyor of a software product commonly referred to
as Internet infrastructure software.
