JOHN T. CHAMBERS
President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, a consumer electronics, networking, and communications technology company. Chambers became part of Cisco in 1991. He helped grow the company’s assets from $70 million to $1.2 billion. Chambers was recognized as one of Time magazine’s "100 Most Influential People", Barron’s "World’s Best CEO", Chief Executive Magazine’s CEO of the Year", and Franklin Institute’s "Bower Award for Business Leadership" in 2012, among his other leadership awards. He has twice earned the company a spot on Fortune’s list of "America’s Most Admired Company".
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