Alex J. Mandl
Alex J. Mandl (December 14, 1943 - March 25, 2022[1]) was a notable Austrian-American businessman. He was the Executive Chairman of smart card giant Gemalto. He had been named "One of America's Most Powerful Businessmen" by Forbes magazine.[2]
Early life
Born in Austria, Mandl moved to the United States with his father Otto in the 1950s after his parents divorced. Alex attended Happy Valley School (now known as
Masters in Business Administration in the late 1960s.[3]
Career
Mandl began working for
McCaw Cellular in 1992.[3]
He left AT&T in 1996 to become CEO of Teligent, Inc.
Positions held
- 1969 – Boise Cascade Corporation, mergers and acquisition analyst
- 1969 - 1980 – "various financial positions", according to his bio at Gemalto.
- 1980 – Seaboard Coast Line Industries, SVP and CFO.
- 1987 - 1991 – Chairman and CEO of SeaLand.
- 1991 - 1996 – CFO, then President & COO, AT&T.
- 1996 - 2001 – Chairman and CEO, Teligent.
- 1999 - 2002 – Board of Directors at In-Q-Tel (resigned to take position at Gemplus.)
- April 2001 - August 2002 – ASM Investments, principal.
- September 2002 - June 2006 – Gemplus International, CEO.[4]
- June 2, 2006 – present – Gemalto, Executive Chairman.
Other affiliations
- Board member of Dell, Haas School of Business, Willamette University, UC Berkeley, and the Warner-Lambert.
- Mandl has also been affiliated with General Semiconductor, Associated Communications, Omnisky, others.
References
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Mark Lewis, Catch A Falling Star, Forbes May 1, 2001
- ^ a b Keller, John J. Tough Newcomer: Alex Mandl Is Crafting Aggressive Strategy For Future of AT&T --- His `Fat Minutes' Campaign Is Plumping Up Profits With a Slimmer Staff --- Loading the Digital Pipeline. The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 1994. pg. A.1.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
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