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.