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Ron Nersesian President and CEO of Keysight Technologies Ron Nersesian is the president and CEO of Keysight Technologies. Keysight provides the world- class electronic measurement capabilities to accelerate the technology innovations that make the world more productive and a safer place to live. No other company offers the breadth and depth of measurement tools and expertise to meet the world’s critical requirements for electronic measurement. Keysight develops solutions that help bring electronic products to market faster from design simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud environments. Their customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive and energy, semiconductor and general electronics end markets. Here, Ron tells us more about the company and his aspirations for the future. How would you describe the company culture at Keysight? Keysight possesses a unique combination of values, processes, and operational best practices by which we operate and deliver for customers and shareholders. We call this the Keysight Leadership Model, and it has customer success at the center because customers are our lifeblood. Wrapped around the Keysight Leadership Model are our enabling values; we operate with uncompromising integrity, to do what’s right; and we operate as “One Keysight”, bringing the entire organization to bear when solving customer problems and driving results for our shareholders. Following this model, we execute faster and more consistently, have better benchmarking, and deliver greater value to our customers, shareholders, and employees. It is the enabler to our mission of accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world. It permeates every aspect of our operations and drives innovation, speed, and operational excellence. How have you influenced Keysight and its development since being designated CEO in 2013 when the separation from Agilent was announced? Customers think in terms of finding solutions to their unique business and technical problems. They don’t think in terms of products to purchase. Since becoming CEO, we transformed the company to address real-world business requirements in our customers’ target industries to deliver integrated solutions. This entailed a major transformation in how we were structured, how we engaged with customers, and in our go-to-market strategy. For example, in the past, we were organized around our products and internal capabilities; we shifted that to reflect the focus on our customers end ecosystems. This has allowed us to think about our customers first and about solving their challenges and get them to market faster. And for those customers who need expert assistance or want Q Q “Wherever the signal goes, Keysight will be there to help customers design, test, manufacture, and optimize it.” SPECIAL FEATIRE - CALIFORNIA 31 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today USAAwards 2018