Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 22, 2003

Anton Deproft – Icos Vision Systems

Anton DeProft - rejoined ICOS on January 1, 2002 to become the CEO on April 1, 2002. He worked with ICOS between 1986 and 2000. He held the position of Vice-President Marketing and Sales and was responsible for the companys international expansion between 1989 and 2000. From 1986 until 1989, Mr. DeProft served as Application Manager at ICOS, Inc., the groups US sales and support subsidiary. During 2000 and 2001, Mr. DeProft owned and managed a consultancy and investment business, which served high tech companies in Belgium. He received a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering and a postgraduate degree in medical engineering from the Leuven University in 1982. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a historical sketch of your company and an overview of the things that you are doing at the present time?

Mr. DeProft: ICOS was founded in 1982. It was a