Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 24, 2004
MARK C. GRAY is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of
Kasenna. Mr. Gray joins Kasenna after a successful tenure with Pluto
Technologies, a manufacturer of standard and high definition digital
video server products, where he was founder, Chairman, and CEO. He
served in this capacity until September 2000 when the company was
acquired by Avid Technology, Inc. Prior to that, he served as Chairman,
President, and CEO of Chyron Corporation, a publicly traded corporation
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. From August 1989 through June
1993, Mr. Gray held several senior executive positions at Sony
Corporation of America, starting as President of the Computer
Peripherals Systems Company. In April 1990, he became President of Sony
Communications Products Company, which included Sony Broadcast and Sony
Pro-Products divisions. At the time of his departure from Sony, he
served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Business
and Professional Group, which included all Sony professional electronics
companies. From 1986 through 1989, Mr. Gray was Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Pinnacle Systems Inc., which subsequently
made a successful public offering. Prior to 1986, he was General Manager
of the Studio Products Division of Ampex Corporation having spent
previous years with the Harris Corporation and Tektronix, Inc. His
career in broadcast electronics followed a successful career in
television production and he was responsible for many programs that won
numerous awards and honors including three Emmys. Mr. Gray holds a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University
of Tennessee, a Master of Arts Degree in Communication from St. Louis
University, and is a graduate of the School of Executive Development of
the Babson College graduate school of business. Also, as an avocation,
Mr. Gray is a US Coast Guard licensed Master. Profile
Mr. Gray: The history of Kasenna is a very interesting one. Back in the
early 1990s, 1993-1994, there was a very famous
