Corporate
strategy is a fine art. Knowing how to manage a corporation to long
term success is not something that everybody can do, despite what you
might think. But Ray Lane has made a career off of helping
corporations achieve their potential. With his unique innovations,
he's been able to guide many different companies to long term
success.
You
just have to look at his history, and you can see that Ray Lane knows
what he's talking about, when it comes to the technological industry.
He first started his career at IBM, as a sales manager. Which
really helped to teach him about how a technology company manages the
market.
From
there he landed a job at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) which was run
at the time by Ross Perot. This was where Ray Lane really got the
experience that would make a huge difference down the line. He was
responsible for managing relationships with large manufacturers, and
distributors. He was also responsible for operating the retail side
of the business.
That
taught Ray the corporate strategy that would become so important
later on in his life. With that experience, he learned how the
corporate markets react to technology. What helps technology
flourish, and how you can manage your company to success in retail
technology.
That
experience also led him to becoming the CEO at Hewlett-Packard. A
job which sees him still sitting on the Board of Directors to this
day.
Now
he focuses most of his time on executive consulting, as well as
becoming an investor in technology himself. Ray Lane remains on the
cutting edge, going so far as to help set up services like eLance,
which changes the way people find work and professional opportunities
online.
Remaining
on the cutting edge is a huge part of staying relevant in the
technological field. Ray Lane has managed to do that since the early
days of Silicon Valley's success, so he must be doing something
right.
