Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 2000

Michael Pascoe – Pairgain Technologies (pair)

MICHAEL PASCOE, President and CEO, joined PairGain Technologies in January 1999 and is also a member of the Board of Directors. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Pascoe came to PairGain from Newbridge Networks where his most recent position was President, Newbridge Networks US and Executive Vice President, North and South America. During his 12-year tenure at Newbridge Networks, Mr. Pascoe was instrumental in building the company from a startup to a $1.2 billion network systems manufacturer. Mr. Pascoe has also held senior sales, marketing and technical management positions at Rockwell Telcom, MiTel and Nortel/Bell Northern Research. He holds a BSEE degree from the University of Waterloo. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview and history of PairGain,

just to set the stage for our readers?

Mr. Pascoe: PairGain's roots go back to the '89/'90 time frame with a

couple of