Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 22, 2005

Ernie Berger – Gemplus International Sa (gemp)

ERNIE BERGER joined Gemplus in January 2004 as President of Gemplus North America and is based in Gemplus's North America regional headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Mr. Berger has 15 years of experience in the financial services sector with American Express and First USA, where he held senior management positions. He successfully launched multiple new products, managed national branding campaigns, and grew profitability. More recently, Mr. Berger was instrumental in the start-up of new business ventures, first with Walker Digital, and then through his own consulting firm, acting as a "start-up CEO". He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University in New York, and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Gemplus

International and then give us a picture of the company as it is today?

Mr. Berger: Gemplus is a little over 16 years old with