Alex J. Mandl

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Alex J. Mandl (b. 1943, in Austria) is a notable Austrian-American businessman, and currently Executive Chairman of smart card giant Gemalto. He has been named "One of America's Most Powerful Businessmen" by Forbes magazine.[1]

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[edit] Early life

In the 1950s Mandl moved to the United States with his father Otto after his parents divorced.[2] Alex attended Happy Valley School where his father was the headmaster in the town of Ojai, California.[2] After high school he attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where his father took a teaching position.[2] Alex Mandl received a degree in economics at the small liberal arts school. He then enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a Masters in Business Administration in the late 1960s.[2]

[edit] Career

Mandl began working for Boise Cascade Corporation after college, remaining there for 11 years.[2] He followed that by working at CSX Corporation and Sea-Land Services, Inc. in the 1980s.[2] Mandl began working at AT&T in August 1991 as chief financial officer. In that position, Joseph Nacchio was one of his top subordinates.[2] Mandl was a key player in AT&T’s purchase of a stake in McCaw Cellular in 1992.[2]

[edit] 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 Sea-Land Service, Inc.
  • 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 Gemalto.)
  • April 2001 - August 2002 – ASM Investments, principal.
  • September 2002 - June 2006 – Gemplus International, CEO.[3]
  • June 2, 2006 - present – Gemalto, Executive Chairman.

[edit] Other affiliations

  • Currently on the boards of Dell, Haas School of Business, Willamette University, UC Berkeley, and the American Enterprise Institute. He has also previously served on the boards of AT+T, Pfizer and Warner-Lambert.
  • Mandl has also been affiliated with General Semiconductor, Associated Communications, Omnisky, others.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mark Lewis, Catch A Falling Star, Forbes May 1, 2001
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. Wall Street Journal, December 16, 1994. pg. A.1.
  3. ^ http://investor.gemplus.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=89095
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