Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 7, 1998
GERARD PUORRO, Candela Corporation's President and Chief Executive
Officer, has overall responsibility for the leadership and direction of
Candela, with specific responsibility for the corporation's strategic
direction, growth and return on investment. Mr. Puorro joined Candela in
April of 1989 as the corporation's Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. In 1991 he was appointed Treasurer, in 1992 Chief
Operating Officer, and in 1993 to his current position. In addition, he
was appointed a Director of Candela in 1991. Immediately prior to
joining Candela Corporation and since 1982, Mr. Puorro served as Vice
President and Controller at Massachusetts Computer Corporation, a
manufacturer of micro-supercomputers, where he helped guide the company
from infancy to revenues of $75 million in 1988. Earlier in his career,
he held numerous executive management positions at Data Terminal
Systems, Inc., and at Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Mr. Puorro is
a graduate of Bentley College, Waltham, MA. Mr. Puorro is an active
member in his community. He is a Special Olympics coach and is President
of the Board of Trustees for the Deaf Community Center in his hometown
of Framingham, Massachusetts. He is also a member of President Clinton's
Commission on Americans with Disabilities, and the Massachusetts
Governor's Commission for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities. Profile
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