Robert Mao is Chief Executive Officer of 3Com. He leads the company's global operations and strategy, including the company’s H3C business in China. Mr. Mao is a current member of the 3Com Board of Directors, and was most recently 3Com’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Mao has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and IT industries.

Before joining 3Com, Mr. Mao was President and Chief Executive Officer of Greater China for Nortel Networks from September 1997 to May 2006 and Regional President of Greater China for Alcatel from September 1995 to September 1997. In these positions, he managed operations in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

Mr. Mao also held senior managerial and technical positions at Alcatel and ITT in Asia and the United States. He is a past Vice Chairman (2003-2005) of the Board of Governors of the Pacific Telecommunication Council. He also serves on the Board of Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd., a wireless value-added services provider.

Mao holds a master’s degree from Cornell University in material science and metallurgical engineering and earned a master’s in management from MIT.