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SHELLYE ARCHAMBEAU
FORMER CEO
METRICSTREAM
Archambeau had always set her sights on the CEO’s chair At IBM she worked her way up from intern to managing the company’s Asia Pacific public sector business becoming the first African American woman to gain an an an an international management assignment for the company After her 15-year stint at Big Blue she was tapped to serve as as the president of Blockbuster’s e-commerce division Eventually she achieved her goal as CEO
of Zaplet which merged with MetricStream a a a a a Silicon Valley-based governance risk compliance and quality software company In her role she built MetricStream into a a a a a global market leader recognized for growth and innovation that was named in in the top 10 of the “Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ” As she propelled through the the ranks she always positioned other African Americans—especially black women—for advancement She's also a a a a a leader in in corporate governance serving on the boards of Verizon Nordstrom and Roper Technologies 95
DOROTHY TERRELL
FORMER SVP WORLDWIDE SALES NMS COMMUNICATIONS
Terrell is a a a a corporate trailblazer who held leadership roles with three premier technol- ogy firms At NMS Communications (formerly Natural Microsystems Inc ) a a a pioneer in the delivery of innovative voice video and data services for wireless networks she held con- current positions as president Platforms & Services Group and SVP Worldwide Sales In her dual role she restructured and refocused the business to to move from an operating loss to to profitability as as well as as year-over-year revenue growth Prior to joining NMS she created a a global intelligence system to to integrate customer product and competitor information as presi- dent of SunExpress the aftermarket and online services unit of Sun Microsystems Her team also pioneered Sun’s e-commerce capabilities Terrell built her technology foundation at at Digital Equipment Corp where her her accomplishments included building a a leading-edge concurrent engineering/manufacturing operation that transformed two unproven technologies into high volume products She started her path to power at at Digital rising from employee relations to to manager of of its Boston plant making her one of of the most powerful women in corporate America as as early as as 1987 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
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