Ian White

Who is Ian White?

Ian White, Senior Vice President - Global Customer Services is a

pivotal leader in Sun's unified Global Sales and Services organization.

White leads a team of over 6000 professionals worldwide who deliver key

strategic and operational services for Sun customers, and significant

revenues and profit for Sun Microsystems.White's seventeen year

career at Sun is highlighted by significant executive leadership

positions in sales and services, most recently as Vice President

Sun-Services Americas. White has served as Vice President -

International Americas, Vice President - EMEA (Europe, Middle East and

Africa), Director U.K. Installed Base Sales Sales Support, and

Director U.K. Customer Service Operations Customer Education.Prior

to joining Sun in 1989, Mr. White held a number of management positions

in customer services and engineering, including a seven year stint with

Computervision where he managed sizable technical workforces in both

the U.S. and U.K. He began his career with Rolls Royce followed by six

years as a Research Development engineer with a

telecommunications company in the U.K. With more than 30 years in the

IT industry, White is passionate about leveraging technology to create

compelling service solutions as well as customers' experience with Sun

Microsystems.A native of Berwick Scotland, White is a graduate

of the University of Nottingham and Derby Technical College where he

received degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. White and

his wife Ellen have three grown sons and reside in Menlo Park, CA.