{"id":624,"date":"2008-03-05T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2017-01-25T11:19:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T16:19:06","slug":"transforming-nortel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Nortel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nortel CTO John Roese writes in his <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.nortel.com\/ctoblog\/2008\/02\/29\/our-journey-to-transform-nortel\/\">blog posting<\/a> about what he terms the journey to transform the company.<\/p>\n<p>Among other areas, he comments on changes in the executive ranks (as <a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=976\">I noted<\/a> last April) and shifts in the company operating structure.<\/p>\n<p>He speaks of Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski&#8217;s plan to turn Nortel into<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 85%; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\"><p>a high-performance company that is consistently profitable and is known for its technology innovation, outstanding quality and operational excellence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mike Z will be delivering a keynote address on the afternoon of June 16, the first day of <a style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telecomsummit.com\/\"><strong>The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nortel CTO John Roese writes in his blog posting about what he terms the journey to transform the company. 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