Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 25, 2000

Ken Stratford – Quadranet Plc (qnt.l)

DR KEN STRATFORD is the founder of QuadraNet and has been Managing Director since its launch in 1997. His University education was in Mathematics and Engineering and he subsequently worked for 10 years in De Beers as a Computer Programmer/IT Consultant. After a period of academic life in which he acquired a D.Phil (Oxford) he began consultancies to the restaurant industry. In early collaboration with leading restaurateurs, he developed the optimising booking algorithms that now form the cornerstone of the reservations software sold by the Group. He was appointed Chief Executive of the Company on 6 March 2000. Profile
TWST: Would you provide our readers with a summary of QuadraNet,

including history, markets, developments, and your view of the firm's

future potential?

Dr. Stratford: QuadraNet is