Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001
MELVIN L. FLOWERS has served as Novatel Wireless Inc.'s Senior Vice
President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer since joining the
company in February 2000, and Secretary of the company since April 2000.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Flowers served as a Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of KNC Software, LLC, an Internet software
company, from July 1999 until November 1999. Prior to joining KNC
Software, Mr. Flowers served as a Vice President and the Chief Financial
Officer of Microwave dB, from November 1998 until June 1999. Prior to
joining Microwave, Mr. Flowers served as the Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Finance of ACT Networks, Inc., a network access device
manufacturer, from July 1993 to October 1998. Previously, Mr. Flowers
also served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Earth
Resources, an ornamental horticultural company, and as Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Spectramed, Inc., a medical device
manufacturing company. Mr. Flowers received a Bachelor of Science degree
in Accounting from Northern Illinois University. Profile
JOHN MAJOR has served as Novatel Wireless Inc.'s Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer since July 2000. From November 1999 until
July 2000, Mr. Major was Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Internet
Solutions Group, a strategic consulting services firm. From November
1998 to November 1999, Mr. Major was President and Chief Executive
Officer of WirelessKnowledge, a joint venture between Microsoft
Corporation, a software and Internet technology company, and QUALCOMM,
Incorporated, a digital wireless communications company. From May 1997
to November 1998, he was an Executive Vice-President of QUALCOMM and
served as President of QUALCOMM Infrastructure Products Division. From
1977 until he joined QUALCOMM in May 1997, Mr. Major held a number of
executive positions at Motorola, Inc., a communications and electronics
company, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical
Officer. Mr. Major currently serves on the Boards of Directors of
Littelfuse Corporation, a circuit protection technology company;
Verilink, an intelligent edge connection wireline modem company;
Identix, Inc., an identification technology company; Advanced Remote
Communications Solutions, Inc., a communications systems company; and
Lennox Corporation, an HVAC products company. He also serves on the
Board of Directors' Executive Committee for the Telecommunications
Industry Association and the Electronics Industry Association. Mr. Major
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering from the University of Rochester and a Master of Science
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He
also holds a Master of Business Administration degree, with distinction,
from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University. Profile
and an overview?
Mr. Major: We have been in business for four years now. We are experts
in packet wireless solutions, and
