Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 16, 2003

David Panaia – Ecom Ecom.com Inc (ecec)

DAVID J. PANAIA has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of eCom eCom.com since its incorporation in June 1994. Mr. Panaia previously founded several other businesses, including Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Inc., and Gold Cross Medical Services, Inc., and acquired several other companies which were consolidated into Gold Cross, Inc., which provided ground and air ambulance service, medical services, equipment and supplies. After operating for over 20 years, Gold Cross was sold in 1982. Mr. Panaia then founded Biomedics Corporation, a durable medical equipment dealer, which he operated until its sale in 1988. Both corporations were privately owned. From 1988 to 1994, he served as a political and small business marketing consultant through his own firm, Sunpoint Industries, Inc. Sunpoint offered political consulting services to candidates and medical equipment businesses located in the United States. Mr. Panaia has served in numerous community, business and political capacities. He concentrates full time on his duties as the Chairman of eCom eCom.com Inc. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief history of eCom eCom.com as well

as an overview of the company as it is today?

Mr. Panaia: The company actually started out as a sports Internet

type of