Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 21, 2002

Andrew Warner – Scm Microsystems Inc (scmm)

ANDREW WARNER has been Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance of SCM Microsystems Inc. since June 1999. Mr. Warner is based in SCM's Fremont, California, headquarters, where he is responsible for the company's worldwide financial organization. In July 2000, he was also named President, SCM U.S. Prior to joining SCM, Mr. Warner was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Dazzle Multimedia, a private desktop video editing products company based in Fremont, California. His career also includes four years at Madge Networks, a provider of global networking solutions. While at Madge, he held various senior finance positions in both Europe and the US, including Director of Corporate Planning and Analysis and Director of Finance for the Americas. Mr. Warner holds a BA degree in Business Studies from Humberside University in the UK and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of SCM

Microsystems and a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Warner: The company was originally founded in Germany by

Robert Schneider,