TalkingHeadz with Bruce McClelland, CEO of Ribbon Communications

Evan and Dave chat with Bruce McClelland, the recently named CEO and President of Ribbon Communications. Ribbon Communications is a global communications and network solutions provider to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors. Bruce is a technical business leader with a proven history of developing and growing businesses. Previously, Bruce was CEO at ARRIS and led its sale to CommScope, where he served as COO. During his tenure at ARRIS, Bruce held multiple leadership positions and had a key role in the successful acquisition and integration of multiple companies including Ruckus, Pace and the Motorola Home Business. This podcast is your chance to meet Bruce. He joined Ribbon just before the pandemic's shelter in place orders. That's probably made him more productive has he otherwise would have been traveling extensively. Ribbon's history of acquisitions has created a company that's extremely decentralized. We cover a broad swath of topics in this podcast including SBCs, 5G, wireless, IoT, and more. Bruce began his career at Bell Northern Research and held several leadership roles at Nortel. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering (Great Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.