Jef Graham brings over 20 years global experience in the computer and networking hardware, software, and service industries to his role as Chairman and CEO of RGB Networks.
Graham has previously held positions of CEO, executive vice president and general manager in Fortune 500 companies and private start-ups. Graham has a proven track record of driving successful global product development, marketing, sales and channel management efforts. He has also managed worldwide business acquisition, integration and divestiture.
Prior to RGB, Graham was executive vice president of the Application Products Group (APG) at Juniper Networks, a division created through the acquisition of Redline Networks and Peribit Networks, a company focused on improving business efficiency by resolving the technical limitations of WANs. As chairman and CEO of Peribit, Graham successfully guided the company through a $337 million acquisition by Juniper in 2005.
Before joining Peribit, Graham held the post of senior vice president at 3Com overseeing operations of their Commercial and Consumer division. During his tenure at 3Com, Graham managed several key business units, including the systems, connectivity, and consumer business units. Graham served on the executive committees at both 3Com and Juniper, reporting directly to the CEO.
From 1993 to 1995, Graham served as the CEO of Trident Systems, a document management systems integrator. Prior to Trident, Graham worked for Hewlett-Packard for fifteen years at several posts around the world, most recently serving as general manager of both a hardware and a software division. He began his career as an IBM systems engineer.
Graham currently serves on the board of directors of NETGEAR and holds a B.A. with honors in Business Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. |