Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 2, 2004

John Marinho – Lucent Technologies Inc (lu)

JOHN A. MARINHO has been with Lucent Technologies for 17 years, and at present is Vice President, Mobility Offer Management. In this role, he is responsible for the Mobility Offer, which encompasses 3G CDMA and UMTS solutions. As the Mobility Offer Manager, Mr. Marinho is responsible for overall business and market strategy, end-to-end Offer definition, value proposition, product technology roadmaps, partnerships, and marketing support. Previous to this position, he was responsible for Product Management and had overall profit and loss responsibility for the Wireless TDMA-EDGE and Series ll product lines. Mr. Marinho holds an MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief history of Lucent?

Mr. Marinho: I think it's interesting to look back in terms of how the

company has evolved over time. Harkening back to 1996 when we were