Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 5, 2003
RICHARD R. 'RICK' ROSCITT was named Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of ADC in February 2001. Since joining the company, he
has spearheaded its transformation, developing new strategies
surrounding six key product and service offerings that will play
an integral role in the worldwide expansion of broadband
services. In addition, Mr. Roscitt orchestrated the
reconstruction of ADC's global sales team and continues to
position the company for growth in the broadband marketplace.
Prior to joining ADC, he was President of AT&T Business Services
and President and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Solutions. He
served as a member of AT&T's Operations Group (OG), the company's
governing executive panel. Prior to becoming part of AT&T
Business Services, AT&T Solutions grew to more than $10 billion
in contract wins, $3 billion in annual revenues and achieved
worldwide recognition as the global leader in providing
networking consulting, integration and outsourcing services. Mr.
Roscitt currently serves on the Board of Directors of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading US
non-profit trade association representing the communications and
information technology industries, and is a Member of the
Associates Committee of the National Cable and Telecommunications
Association (NCTA). He is a CEO member of The Technology Network
(TechNet), a nationwide network of senior executives who work to
build bipartisan support for policies that strengthen America's
leadership in the New Economy. Mr. Roscitt also serves on the
Board of Directors of Tell Me Networks, a Mountain View,
California-based company focused on revolutionizing how people
and businesses use the telephone through Internet and voice
technologies. Well recognized as an industry leader, he has
keynoted at world-class forums including COMDEX, Cisco CIO
Summit, BusinessWeek CEO Conference, Telecom Business World, and
IBM's Tivoli World conference. He is regularly featured in
leading business and industry trade print and electronic media.
He received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (cum laude) from
Stevens Institute of Technology and earned an MBA in Management
from the Sloan School of MIT. He is a member of the Board of
Trustees of Stevens, one of the oldest and most admired
engineering and science universities in the world. Profile
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