Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 7, 2003
JOHN KEATING is Chief Executive Officer of COM DEV International Ltd. He
was born and educated in England where he studied Mechanical and
Production Engineering at Leicester Polytechnic under the sponsorship of
Marconi Radar Systems. During the 20 years that ensued, Mr. Keating
filled a wide range of operational and management positions in high
technology companies in Britain, Holland and Canada. He joined COM DEV
in 1992, progressing from the management of major programs, business
units and operations to being appointed the President of COM DEV
Wireless (later called COM DEV Broadband) in 1998, President of COM DEV
Space in 1999 and Chief Operating Officer in 2001. As COO he played a
pivotal role in the company's restructuring success in 1999 and 2000
when COM DEV achieved record sales and backlogs. Following the collapse
of wireless markets in 2001 and 2002 he was appointed Chief Executive
Officer with a mandate to again restructure by returning the company to
its roots as a focused space hardware company. Profile
Mr. Keating: We're involved in two areas of the satellite business.
First, we make components and subsystems for communication
