Ching-Fa Hwang

CHING-FA HWANG co-founded NetIQ in June 1995 and has served as NetIQ’s
President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since its
inception. From June 1995 to March 1999, Mr. Hwang also served as
NetIQ’s Chief Financial Officer. From September 1994 to June 1995, Mr.
Hwang served as the Vice President of Research at Compuware, a developer
of information systems software. From August 1993 to September 1994, Mr.
Hwang served as the Vice President of Technical Services and General
Manager at the EcoSystems Business Group of Compuware. In May 1991, Mr.
Hwang co-founded EcoSystems Software, a client/server management
software provider, and served as its Vice President of Engineering from
its inception until its sale to Compuware in August 1993. Mr. Hwang
holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University and
an MS in Computer Science from the University of Utah.