Kevin J. Kennedy Explained
| Kevin J. Kennedy |
| Birth Date: | 1955 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Known For: | Avaya Inc. |
Kevin J. Kennedy (born 1955) is an American business executive. He is currently the CEO of Quanergy Systems (NYSE: QNGY and QNGY.WS), a growth company that develops software and sensor technology enabling 3D perception and autonomy, after joining the Board in 2019. Before Quanergy, Mr. Kennedy was the president and CEO of Avaya Inc. from January 2009[1] [2] to October 2017[3]
Kennedy holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and an MS and a PhD in engineering from Rutgers University and an EMBA from the University of Michigan. Before joining Avaya, he was CEO of JDS Uniphase Corporation, and prior to that he had worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Cisco Systems[4] where he became a Senior Vice President, and then as Chief Operating Officer of Openwave Systems.[5] During his career he has been elected to the board of directors of the following companies/organizations - UL Inc.,Kla, Digital Realty, Solar Technologies and less recently Agility Communications, Canary Foundation,[6] Freescale Semiconductor, JDS Uniphase,[7] Openwave,[8] Polycom,[9] Quantum Corporation, Rambus[10]
In 1987, he was a congressional fellow at United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and in 2010 President Barack Obama appointed him to the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee,[11] completing this service in 2019.
From 1982 to 1984, Kennedy was an adjunct professor at Rutgers where he published papers on computational methods, data networking, and issues of technology management.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Kevin Kennedy to Join Avaya Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer . Avaya . October 30, 2008 . 20 Aug 2011 .
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- Web site: Kevin Kennedy Stepping Down, Will New Leadership Help Guide Avaya Back into Prominence?. www.techzone360.com. en. 2018-05-24.
- Web site: Shakeup at Cisco . Network World Fusion . Jim . Duffy . 21 Aug 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20100312234048/http://www.networkworld.com/edge/columnists/2001/0827edge2.html . 2010-03-12 .
- Web site: Network World . Cisco redux? . September 3, 2001 .
- Web site: Board of Directors . Canary Foundation . 21 Aug 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911171122/http://www.canaryfoundation.org/board.cfm . 2011-09-11 .
- Web site: KLA-Tencor Elects Kevin Kennedy, John Dickson to Its Board of Directors . KLA-Tencor . 21 Aug 2011 . 28 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928135856/http://www.kla-tencor.com/corporate-releases/kla-tencor-elects-kevin-kennedy-john-dickson-to-its-board-of-directors.html . dead .
- Web site: Openwave Strengthens Board With New Appointments . PR Newswire . October 15, 2002 . 21 Aug 2011 .
- Web site: Polycom Appoints Kevin Kennedy To Board Of Directors . Polycom . 21 Aug 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930035814/http://www.polycom.com/company/news_room/press_releases/2008/20080508.html . 2011-09-30 .
- Web site: Rambus Elects Kevin Kennedy to Its Board of Directors . April 8, 2003 . Rambus . 21 Aug 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331005728/http://investor.rambus.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=134518 . 2012-03-31 . dead.
- Web site: Telecom News . Obama to appoint Kevin J. Kennedy as a Member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . December 17, 2010 . 21 Aug 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220060748/http://vartips.com/misc/obama-kevin-j-kennedy-national-security-telecommunications-advisory-committee-1724.html . 20 February 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Kevin Kennedy. 15 September 2011. 24 May 2018. 24 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222233/http://soe.rutgers.edu/story/kevin-kennedy. dead.
