Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> September 18, 2000

James Scudder – Ontro Inc (ontr)

JAMES A. SCUDDER is President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ontro, Inc. He is co-founder and co-developer of Ontro, and brings nearly 20 years of entrepreneurial business management experience to the Ontro team. Mr. Scudder has founded several successful entrepreneurial ventures in the food industry. Mr. Scudder was also the first person to break the Japanese rice import ban by successfully negotiating the export of sushi from California to Japan. Mr. Scudder's experience includes all phases of product design and development, quality control, purchasing, sales, and government contract negotiation. He also has special expertise in manufacturing, especially in the design/construction of effective and efficient production lines. Profile
TWST: Can you give us a brief overview of Ontro ' the company's history,

developments, activities, and a bit about your involvement?

Mr. Scudder: Ontro was founded about seven years ago by