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A corporate turn-around and Internet security expert Mr. Conner was selected as Chairman of the Entrust Board in January 2002. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Entrust since April of 2001 and is among the most experienced security and infrastructure executives worldwide.
Mr. Conner has served on the Entrust board of directors since 1997 and was Chairman of the Board from October 1998 to May 2000. Prior to joining Entrust between 1992 and April 2001 he held various senior executive positions at Nortel Networks including president of Nortel Enterprise Networks and e-Business Solutions where he successfully turned around the global $5 billion business. Mr. Conner also served as president of Nortel’s first Enterprise Data Networks line of business where he orchestrated for Nortel its $9 billion acquisition of Bay Networks. In addition he served as Nortel Networks’ first chief marketing officer and spearheaded the integration and alignment of the corporation's strategic communications branding and marketing including its global "Come Together" and "What Do You Want The Internet To Be?" marketing campaigns. This work had a dramatic increase in brand recognition and business results. Marketing Computers named him "hi-tech marketer of the year" in 2000. Mr. Conner joined Nortel Networks in 1992 from AT&T where he served in various leadership positions.
Mr. Conner currently serves on the Board of Directors of Travelocity.com. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and keynoted at the Supreme Allied Command SACLANT (NATO) Seminar in Norfolk VA in June 2001. Mr. Conner previously held board positions with Williams Communications and MATRA Nortel Networks. | 