Topic: Mike Zafirovski
Quotes
Nortel continued to make strong progress in the fourth quarter as we completed a pivotal year in our transformation
Nortel to cut 2,100 jobs and move others Feb 27, 2008
We are pleased this is a fair and balanced resolution to the matter that is in the best interests of the shareholders
Nortel to pay $1M to Canadian regulators May 22, 2007
This joint venture ... combines the strengths of Huawei and Nortel into a company that can aggressively target and win share in the rapidly expanding ultra broadband market
Nortel, Huawei team on ultra-broadband Feb 01, 2006
Since filing for creditor protection, the company has been successfully stabilizing its businesses and maintaining customer commitments and innovation platforms
Nortel chief is gone as revenue drops Aug 10, 2009
Mike S. Zafirovski (b. ca. 1954, Skopje, Yugoslavia, present-day the Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian-American businessman.
Zafirovski immigrated to United States in 1969, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio with his family, $1500 dollars among them and speaking no English. Two years later, he entered Edinboro University on a swimming scholarship. In 2004, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Mr. Zafirovski spent 24 years with General Electric, starting in 1975, where he went through GE's Jack Welch-style leadership training programs and served in various management positions. Between 1996 and 1999, he was head of the European division of GE Lighting, during which time the division posted record profits. He was then promoted to his last position at GE, as President and CEO of GE Lighting from July 1999 to May 2000.
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