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Nortel Network's Spradley Appointed by President Bush to NSTAC

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2003 - President Bush announced yesterday that he is appointing Susan Spradley, President of Wireline Networks for Nortel Networks, to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

The President's NSTAC is composed of up to 30 presidentially appointed industry leaders (usually chief executive officers). In its advisory role to the President, the NSTAC provides industry-based analyses and recommendations on a wide range of policy and technical issues related to telecommunications, information assurance (IA), infrastructure protection, and other national security and emergency preparedness concerns. The current NSTAC chair is Dr. Vance D. Coffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin.

Ms. Spradley is responsible for driving cost-effective packet solutions for Nortel Networks voice, data and multimedia service offerings, as well as maintaining Nortel Networks leadership position in circuit technology. Prior to her current role, she was President of VoIP, for Metro and Enterprise Networks, where she had responsibility for delivering the Nortel Networks VoIP to the global market. This portfolio also included Carrier and Enterprise voice switching; voice portal solutions and multi media soft switches.

Since coming to Nortel Networks in 1986, she has held increasingly responsible management positions in sales, sales engineering, marketing, product line management, and customer service.

Previously she established and led Siemens Corporation's product and marketing for the entry into the PCS telephone business in the United States.

Ms. Spradley began her career at Data General as a systems engineer for a Fortune 500 business office. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Kansas and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University Business School.

In addition to her responsibilities with Nortel Networks, she is an active member in her community:

• Board Member for Arris Group, Inc.
  
• Board Member for the Science Place (children's science museum)
  
• Host for the Boys and Girls Club event for Nortel Networks every year
  
• Member of Nortel Networks Women's Executive Board that supports the development and promotion of women into the company's senior management roles
  
• Chairman of Nortel Networks Leadership Edge Council that supports the leadership development of the company's top talent
  

Photo courtesy of Nortel Networks

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