Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 27, 1999

Mark T. Turnage – Optical Security Group Inc (opsc)

MARK T. TURNAGE is the President and COO of Denver-based Optical Security Group, Inc., which provides innovative anti-counterfeiting technologies for governments and corporations worldwide. Mr. Turnage joined OpSec in 1994 as Vice President of Corporate Affairs. He moved to head the firm's international operations as Managing Director of the London subsidiary during 1995, returning to Denver in 1997 to assume his current post. Prior to joining OpSec, Mr. Turnage served with McKinsey & Co. in New York, specializing as a Consultant on corporate strategic affairs. He also has worked as an Attorney with the Denver law firm of Davis, Graham & Stubbs, focusing on securities law and litigation. Other assignments Mr. Turnage has held include work with the U.S. State Department, as well as with the offshore oil exploration industry in the North Sea and the Middle East. Mr. Turnage was educated at Yale Law School (JD), Oxford University (BA, MA) and the University of Colorado, Boulder (BA). He is married and has three children. Profile
TWST: First, give us a little context, a bit of a profile summary on the

company, and then tell us what you see as your business and what you see

as your company today.

Mr. Turnage: Optical