S. "Sundi" Sundaresh became president of Adaptec in May 2005. Prior
to that, he had been the company's executive vice president of product
development and worldwide marketing.
Most recently, Mr. Sundaresh was the president and CEO of Candera
Inc., where he launched the industry's first network storage
controller. As president and CEO of Jetstream Communications, he
pioneered voice over broadband and achieved the leading market share
with the company's solutions.
During a previous tenure at Adaptec, Mr. Sundaresh served in a
number of positions, including corporate vice-president and general
manager for the Personal I/O division and corporate vice president of
worldwide marketing. He has also held various positions at Hyundai
Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, and National Semiconductor.
Mr. Sundaresh holds a bachelor of technology degree in Electrical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, a master
of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University,
and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
