Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 28, 2000
CHARLES P. JOHNSON, CEO of General DataComm Industries, Inc. (GDC)
founded the company in early 1969 soon after the Carterfone decision
opened the US telecommunications market to competition. After receiving
a degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, Mr.
Johnson joined the Illinois Bell Telephone Company as a Transmission
Engineer. He later moved to ITT Kellogg where, as Director of Marketing,
he spearheaded the company's thrust into the systems integration
business by providing major strategic communication networks for the US
Government. Later he served as Vice President/General Manager of Adler
Communications and as Group Communications President of Litton
Industries. As Chairman of General DataComm, Mr. Johnson has led GDC as
a global supplier of voice, video, and data networking solutions in the
rapidly expanding telecommunications marketplace. Profile
Inc.?
Mr. Johnson: Basically, General DataComm is in the voice and data
communications market. We've been in data
