Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 19, 2004

Brian Beattie – Supportsoft Inc (sprt)

BRIAN BEATTIE has been Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance of SupportSoft, Inc., since October 1999. He has guided the company to the top of the technology industry, helping to turn the company into the leader in real-time service management. Since joining the company almost four years ago, SupportSoft has become one of the 50 fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley and one of the 25 largest software companies in the Bay Area. Prior to joining SupportSoft, Mr. Beattie spent 19 years with Nortel Networks Corporation, holding various executive positions across major business units. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, completing more that $10 billion in acquisitions. Mr. Beattie was previously Global Group Vice President of Nortel's Meridian Solutions, as well as Vice President of Finance for the company's Enterprise Networks. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an MBA from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of SupportSoft,

Inc., and a picture of some of the most important things that have been

happening recently?

Mr. Beattie: SupportSoft was