Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000
JAMES T. OLSEN, Executive Vice President of Objective Systems
Integrators, Inc., is responsible for sales, marketing, corporate
relations, strategic planning, and product development, and reports
directly to the co-chairmen and co-chief executive officers. Mr. Olsen
was promoted to his current position in May 2000, when OSI reorganized
to tightly integrate its customer-facing functions to address expanded
market opportunities. He has been the key driver in implementing OSI's
strategic direction. In November 1998, Mr. Olsen joined OSI as Vice
President, Marketing, after fifteen years of planning, developing, and
directing new product marketing programs in the communications industry.
Most recently, he was Vice President of Marketing for the switch and
intelligent network division at DSC Communications. He previously spent
eleven years in product management in Nortel's Broadband Networking,
Internet, and Carrier Services. Profile
Mr. Olsen: The company was founded in 1989. OSI provides network and
service management to communications vendors worldwide. It's
