JOHN CHAMBERS
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
John Chambers is president and CEO of Cisco Systems. Since January 1995, when he assumed this position, Chambers has grown the company from US$1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of approximately US$24.8 billion.
Chambers has been lauded by government leaders and countless publications worldwide for his visionary strategy, his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture, and his warm-hearted, straight-talking approach.
CHARLES GIANCARLO
Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc. and President, Cisco-Linksys LLC
A twelve-year veteran of Cisco, Chief Development Officer Charles Giancarlo is responsible for the overall strategy and execution of Cisco technology development. Under his leadership, more than 14,000 engineers are innovating in many different areas to advance communications technology. The eight technology groups under Giancarlo’s direction include routing, switching, security, IP communications, wireless networking, storage networking and network management. Cisco technology teams are developing solutions for the enterprise, service provider, small and medium business, and consumer market segments.
In another significant role, Giancarlo is President of Cisco-Linksys LLC, an independent division of Cisco providing wired and wireless products for the high growth consumer and SOHO networking market. Cisco-Linksys is the home networking leader, with a market share of more than 60% and revenues of close to $1 billion. Linksys is expanding its business internationally and among Service Providers, as well as continuing to build market share among the company’s core users.
KEITH GOODWIN
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Channels
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Keith leads Cisco’s Worldwide Channels organization, responsible for driving Cisco’s global strategy for the company’s 25,000 partners. Nearly 90 percent of Cisco products and services are sold through channel partners. These companies both develop innovative solutions – based on Cisco technology and services – as well as sell Cisco’s broad product and services portfolio to customers worldwide, extending the reach of Cisco’s sales force.
Keith’s team is responsible for developing and implementing strategies and programs that focus on improving overall profitable growth of partners’ Cisco business, as well as making it easier for partners to do business with Cisco.
KARL MEULEMA
Vice President, Services Marketing and Channels
Customer Advocacy
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Karl Meulema is Vice President, Customer Advocacy, Services Marketing and Channels for Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader of networking for the Internet. In his role, Meulema is responsible for creating and managing global service offerings that accelerate time to profitability and differentiation for partners and end customers.
JAMES RICHARDSON
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
With nearly 14 years at the company in a variety of roles, James Richardson brings a unique understanding of Cisco Systems and its business to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. In the role since August 2001, Richardson's primary responsibilities include developing and communicating Cisco's strategy and vision as he leads the company's technology and segment marketing, corporate marketing, advertising, branding, marketing communications and public relations efforts.
Richardson has an established track record of producing results, and his successes reflect his ability to build, operate, and maintain high-performance organizations. Prior to his role as Chief Marketing Officer, Richardson was senior vice president of the Enterprise Line of Business, at which time he led Cisco's vision, strategy, and development of an enterprise network architecture - Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data). During his tenure, the Enterprise Line of Business grew to represent 50% of Cisco's revenue and profit.
