Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 19, 2009

Pankaj Manglik – Proxim Wireless Corporation (prxm)

PANKAJ MANGLIK is President and CEO of Proxim Wireless Corporation. Prior to Proxim, he was co-Founder and CEO of Aruba Networks, a worldwide leader in WLANs. Aruba Networks created a new market segment called WLAN Switching. At Aruba, Mr. Manglik raised two rounds of funding, built out the entire team including a worldwide sales force and took the company from inception to early revenues. Previously, Mr. Manglik held senior management positions at Alteon WebSystems, which went public and was acquired by Nortel Networks. As Director of Product Management, he defined a new market segment called Web Switching. Prior to that, he directed the marketing of Cisco's StrataCom IGX multi-service switching platform, increasing revenues to $400 million per year. Previously, Mr. Manglik ran Intel's network engineering and design organization, being promoted three times in four years. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, in addition to Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a

picture of the things you are doing at the present time.

Mr. Manglik: The company is about 20 years old and has