John Chen, president and CEO of Pyramid Technology of San Jose, CA, has enjoyed a remarkable rise in the computer industry, especially over the past several years. To top it all off--so far, at least--he has been named this year to run the Open Enterprise Computing (OEC) division of Pyramid's parent company, Siemens Nixdorf Informations-systeme AG in Paderborn, Germany.
As detailed in a UniNews "Personality Profile" article last year (July 19), Chen, age 40, joined Pyramid in 1991 as executive VP. A year later, he was appointed COO. The following year, he become president and member of the board, and in 1995 he was again promoted, this time to the office of CEO. Prior to joining Pyramid, Chen spent 13 years at Unisys, in part as VP and general manager of the Unix systems group.
As chief executive of the $4 billion OEC division, Chen has taken on global responsibility for all of Siemens Nixdorf's computer-based businesses. In addition to Pyramid Technology, these businesses include the open systems server arena, the high-end storage product line and the BS2000 business server line. "John Chen brings entrepreneurial spirit and a wealth of experience in technology to our global computing business," says Gerhard Schulmeyer, president and CEO of Siemens Nixdorf. "His leadership will help this organization meet the pressure of our customers worldwide for advanced enterprise solutions."
Chen reports that he is pleased with his new global role. "My mission will be to deliver ongoing technology leadership, breakthrough business solutions and worldwide growth by continuing to blend the strengths of Pyramid and Siemens Nixdorf, and further leveraging the entire family of Siemens companies."