Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 21, 2004
ROBERT M. RUSSELL JR. was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Axeda Systems Inc. in August 2001. He has over 25 years of management
experience in leading technology companies and as a proven senior
executive of global enterprises. Before joining Axeda, Mr. Russell
served as President and CEO of Thomson Lifelong Learning Group, where he
led a successful and strategic shift in the organization and guided his
market group to record-breaking financial results. He also served as
President of the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group, where his
outstanding performance transforming the business focus and
organizational structure of the company (while simultaneously exceeding
revenue and profit goals, expanding growth, product innovation and
customer retention), earned him the Chairman's Award for Excellence in
Management. Mr. Russell began his career at Digital Equipment
Corporation (now Hewlett-Packard), where he spearheaded customer
software development projects. After serving within Digital's software
services and technical support areas, Mr. Russell was given the role of
Vice President of Software Services for the New York Region. His
performance in this role led to his appointment as Vice President of
Systems Integration for the Americas, in which he implemented the design
and planning for a new services business within Digital. In 1992, Mr.
Russell was asked to lead Digital's North American Financial Services,
Public Administration, and Professional Services Market Group. Mr.
Russell received a BS from Ohio University and is a graduate of the Yale
University School of Management Executive Program. He is a Board member
of the Ohio University College of Business and the National Building
Museum in Washington, DC, and is a former Regent of the American
Architectural Foundation. He is a Board member of U.S. Lacrosse in
Baltimore, Maryland, and continues to be involved in a number of civic
organizations, including the New Haven Ronald McDonald House. Profile
Mr. Russell: Axeda Systems is the world's leading provider of a remote
device monitoring solution, and what we call device relationship
management or DRM. Our
