Prior
to Omneon, Kennedy held CEO appointments at Pluris Networks, a developer of scalable Internet routers, from June 1999 to March 2002.
Prior to that Mr. Kennedy was the founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Rapid City Communications, developer of routing switch technologies,
from February 1996 until that company was acquired by Bay Networks,
Inc., a provider of networking products, in June 1997, after which time
he served as President and Ge...
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Joe Kennedy was appointed President and CEO for Omneon Video
Networks in June, 2003. He is a seasoned chief executive experienced in
management, operations, sales/marketing, and engineering, with a
special interest in high-technology emerging markets. Over the past
several years, Kennedy has served as founder and CEO of a number of
successful technology companies. In the role of President and CEO for
Omneon, Kennedy is chiefly responsible for setting company direction as
well as managing all day-to-day company operations.
Prior
to Omneon, Kennedy held CEO appointments at Pluris Networks, a developer of scalable Internet routers, from June 1999 to March 2002.
Prior to that Mr. Kennedy was the founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Rapid City Communications, developer of routing switch technologies,
from February 1996 until that company was acquired by Bay Networks,
Inc., a provider of networking products, in June 1997, after which time
he served as President and General Manager of Bay Networks’ switching
products division until June 1998. He also held CEO appointments at Hughes LAN Systems (acquired
by Whittaker Corporation) and Phoenix Technology (acquired by Bridge
Communications). Before founding Rapid City, he had founded Phoenix Technology,
a LAN security company, which was sold to Bridge Communications, and was a member
of the founding team at Ungermann-Bass. At each of these companies, he has excelled at
providing market vision and operational leadership directly impacting
revenue growth and profitability. Prior to his CEO positions, Kennedy
was vice president of engineering at Ungermann-Bass and director of
engineering at Zilog.
In addition to Omneon, Mr. Kennedy currently serves on the boards of
directors of Adaptec, Inc., a provider of storage solutions, and
several privately-held companies.
Kennedy holds a Masters (cum
laude) degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, both from the University of
California, Berkeley. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, and Phi Beta Kappa.
