Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 5, 2003
KEN LEWIS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Chiaro Networks
Ltd. Mr. Lewis brings over 25 years of telecommunication technical and
management experience to Chiaro. He and his management team have
assembled a world-class group that has built Enstara_, the first high
performance and ultra-reliable, high-end routing platform. In addition
to cementing the company's vision and staff, Mr. Lewis has been
instrumental in Chiaro's funding efforts, which have resulted in $210
million to date. Even in the midst of the market downturn, he secured
the continued support of the venture capital community by locking in an
$80 million funding round. Previously, Mr. Lewis headed a team at
Alcatel of more than 1,500 members and was responsible for annual sales
exceeding $1.2 billion. He is now leveraging his strategic and product
planning expertise to secure Chiaro's position in the marketplace. Mr.
Lewis served in many capacities at Alcatel USA over a 20 year period,
including Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Senior Vice
President of the Transmission Products division. In the latter role, Mr.
Lewis was responsible for the complete transmission product line of the
merged Alcatel Network Systems and DSC businesses. Mr. Lewis also held
management positions in product planning, product line management, and
strategic planning at Alcatel. He also founded and served as President
of LighTech, which provided technical seminars and consulting services
to Fortune 500 companies such as Regional Bell Operating Companies, MCI,
Sprint and IBM. Mr. Lewis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Alabama and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.
He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas
at Dallas in 2000. Profile
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