Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 6, 1999
DENNIS G. GANSTER is President and Chief Executive Officer of Comshare,
Inc. He joined Comshare in 1972 as a technical representative in the
company's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office. He relocated to Cleveland,
Ohio as his career in the field progressed through customer service,
sales, and sales management positions. In 1982, Mr. Ganster relocated to
Ann Arbor, Michigan as marketing director for Comshare. In this position
he launched System W in the North American market and helped establish
it as the DSS market leader during that period. In 1987, Mr. Ganster
became Vice President, responsible for product management. In this role
he was responsible for the product planning and strategies that helped
create the executive information systems market and make Commander EIS
the market leader. In 1993, Mr. Ganster was promoted to Senior Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer. He led the company's technology
transition to the client/server and Internet platforms. He also led the
company's product mix shift from tools to packaged applications based on
a common technology platform known as the Comshare Application
Architecture. Mr. Ganster was elected to his present position in August
1997. Mr. Ganster holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in industrial
engineering and a Master's degree in Business Administration. He has
also done doctoral work in the field of Operations Research. Mr. Ganster
is married with two children. His personal interests include coaching
youth baseball, playing golf and scuba diving. Profile
of Comshare just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Ganster: Comshare is a company that's been in business for quite
