Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001

Robert Hunsberger – Metawave Communications Corporation (mtwv)

Robert H. HUNSBERGER, Chairman and CEO, has led Metawave Communications Corporation since July 1997 and is responsible for building the company's businesses, as well as for taking the company through its initial public offering in April 2000. Prior to Metawave, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Siemens Wireless Terminals, an organization he led from its inception. Previously, he spent 14 years with Nortel in a variety of senior executive positions. Most recently, Mr. Hunsberger was Vice President of Wireless Sales and Marketing, a role in which he built a $600-million, 400-person organization responsible for the marketing, sales, and service of cellular and PCS products throughout North America. He holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Arizona State University. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of Metawave

Communications, and then a picture of what you are doing now.

Mr. Hunsberger: We've been around for almost six years now,