Douglas C. Laird

Who is Douglas C. Laird?

A proven brand builder and product marketer, Doug Laird brings over 20

years of highly successful enterprise marketing experience to Trapeze

Networks. Before Trapeze, he was senior vice president of marketing at

Virsa, a leader in cross-enterprise compliance software. Prior to

Virsa, Doug was vice president of marketing at Siebel Systems, where he

held executive roles in marketing, reporting to the co-founder, and was

responsible for corporate marketing during a high-growth period when

sales increased from $400 million to $1.8 billion. He was also at

Oracle Corp., where he led the company's Intel-based offering and

developed web-based strategies and marketing initiatives. He also held

senior management positions at Sybase, Novell, and Charles Schwab.

Doug received his degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of the Pacific.