Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 9, 1998

E. Scott Crist – Telscape International Inc (tscp)

E. SCOTT CRIST is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Crist was a founder of Orion Communications, Inc., a reseller of long distance and Internet access services, where he served as President. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer for Matrix Telecom, a long-distance company which ranked #7 on The Inc. Magazine list of the 500 fastest growing private companies. He also founded in May 1993, DNS Communications ('DNS'), a long-distance reseller. He served as DNS's Chief Executive Officer from its inception until DNS's merger with Matrix Telecom. He served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Trammell Crow Group, where he specialized in U.S. capital market transactions. Mr. Crist has an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and received a B.S. Magna cum laude in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on telecommunications design from North Carolina State University. Profile
TWST: Give us a sketch of Telscape International, Inc.

Mr. Crist: Telscape is an emerging multinational carrier that offers

international long distance services via retail and