The pressure may have been too much for Koch's immediate predecessor, Sherrie Woodring, who stepped aside for "personal reasons" in August. Meanwhile, the company's previous CEO, Gregory Grodhaus, resigned in December 2001 amid rumors he was forced out by Inrange's parent company, SPX Corp. (NYSE:SPW) (see Inrange Replaces CEO and Inrange CEO Exits).
Will Koch hang on longer than Inrange's last two CEOs? He says he's up to the job and pledges to bring Inrange back to profitability. "Obviously, to do that we need to grow the top line, which has been a challenge in this environment," he says.
A lawyer by background, Koch (pronounced "cook") was Inrange's general counsel before he was tapped as president and CEO. Prior to joining the company in March 2000 to manage its initial public offering, he was corporate counsel at Insilco Corp., an electronic components and systems manufacturer.
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