Mary T. McDowell
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62)[1] Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Education | U. Illinois - Engineering BS, 1986 Computer Science |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Mary T. McDowell (born 1964) is an American technology executive.[2][3] From 2019-2021, she was CEO of Mitel,[4][5] a global business communications provider. Prior to that, McDowell was CEO for Polycom from 2016[6] until its sale to Plantronics in 2018.[7] While at Polycom, she led a strategic pivot to open ecosystems[8][9][10][11][12] and bought Obihai to strengthen the company’s phone and cloud products. She is on the boards of Autodesk[13] and Informa plc.[14]
At Nokia she was in charge of its mobile phone division[15] and oversaw the introduction of Nokia Asha feature phones,[16] Nokia Life Tools,[17] and Nokia Money.[18]
Before Nokia, she worked at Compaq/Hewlett Packard from 1986 to 2003,[19] where she was at one point in charge of its server division.[20] In 2012 she was described as one of ten "disruptive individuals" reshaping the mobile phone industry.[21]
In 2018, she was recognized as one of the top 10 women in telecommunications.[22] She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Engineering.[23]