October 25-30, 1998	Dallas, Texas

As vice president, Network Marketing and Business Development, Charles Drayton draws on more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to direct Wireless Networks' global marketing and business development activities. He is also a director of Netas, the Nortel Networks subsidiary in Turkey.

Mr. Drayton possesses a strong customer orientation and a keen understanding of international telecommunications issues, having worked extensively with Nortel customers in many parts of the world.

His previous assignment was vice president, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, for Wireless Networks. Prior to that role, he spent four years in Germany serving as managing director of Nortel Dasa, a joint venture with Daimler-Benz Aerospace established in 1995. He was also vice president, Nortel Europe, responsible for the Magellan data networking product line.

Mr. Drayton joined Nortel in 1983. He has served in a variety of senior management positions encompassing finance, marketing and product line management. Prior to joining Nortel, he worked with the Ford Motor Company for over six years.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.