When Richard Belluzzo, 49, resigned as president and chief operating officer of Microsoft on May 1, 2002, after a companywide management reshuffle, he made it clear he wasn't done with corporate life. The 23-year veteran of computer maker Hewlett-Packard and former CEO of computer systems maker Silicon Graphics announced he would be looking for a CEO job.
He didn't have to wait long. On Aug. 1, data-protection and network-storage systems maker Quantum, claimed him as its new CEO. The company, which had $211 million in revenues in the first fiscal quarter of 2003, ended June 30, 2002, posted a net loss of $130.8 million for the period. On Aug. 8, Belluzzo spoke with BusinessWeek Online reporter Olga Kharif about his new job and his plans for Quantum. He also shared some of his thoughts on his former employer.
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