Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 19, 2004
RANDALL P. SEIDL is Chief Executive Officer at Permabit. Mr. Seidl is
responsible for the strategic direction and all day-to-day operations of
the company. With 18 years of global experience in growing and scaling
both start-up and Fortune 500 software, services, and hardware
companies, Seidl is well positioned to lead Permabit as it introduces
Permeon, the company's breakthrough content addressed storage software.
Before Permabit, Seidl was Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of
Sales and Services for GiantLoop, a pioneer in data center networking
services. He built the corporate infrastructure and led the go-to-market
strategy, growing the customer base to 75 enterprise customers in three
years. As Chairman and CEO of Workgroup Solutions, an open systems
integration company, Seidl changed the business model, led two buyouts,
and grew revenue from $17m to $66m in three years. Seidl began his
career at EMC Corporation in 1985, as the 33rd employee, and was
instrumental in growing the company to become a worldwide enterprise
storage leader. During his 11 years at EMC, he held 16 positions in
Sales and Marketing, including VP of Open Systems Sales for North
America. Seidl was vital to EMC's international expansion, leading early
growth in the UK and then starting the Australasia operation. He also
started the used equipment brokerage group that fuels worldwide sales
today and successfully led several worldwide marketing groups and
domestic sales regions. Seidl is a graduate of the Carroll School of
Management at Boston College, serves on BC's Board of Trustees, and is
Chairman of the President's Circle. Seidl also serves on the Board of
the Mass Mentoring Partnership, the Board of Governors for the BC Club,
and is a member of the CEO Club of Boston and of YPO (Young Presidents'
Organization). Seidl has also attended executive education at the
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and MIT
Sloan School of Management. Profile
history, background, and a picture of things as they're today?
Mr. Seidl: Sure. Permabit has been around for more than three
