Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2005
GRANT WAKELIN, joined WideRay as CEO in January 2005, bringing 20 years
of executive management and global telecommunications experience in both
the wireless and wireline industries. He spent the last four years as
CEO of SS8 Networks, a leading developer of signaling and enhanced
service applications, transforming the company from a pre-revenue start-
up to a profitable, mature industry leader. Previously, Mr. Wakelin was
president of ADC Telecommunications' Enhanced Services Division. He
joined ADC in 1997 as President of ADC Metrica, based in London, which
became the world leader in network performance management software for
wireless and wireline carriers. Mr. Wakelin joined ADC from IBM, where
he served in numerous capacities for 11 years, including that of general
manager of an IBM subsidiary focused on customer service and billing
applications software for the telecommunications industry. A New Zealand
native, Mr. Wakelin holds an MBA from Victoria University of Wellington
as well as a Bachelor of Management Studies from Waikato University. Profile
WideRay and a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Wakelin: WideRay was originally formed here in San Francisco in
2000. The
