Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Brian Vincent – Quintessent Communications Inc

BRIAN A. VINCENT, Chairman, President and CEO, brings 20 years of high- tech and telecommunications expertise to Quintessent. Prior to joining Quintessent, he spent the last four years at Nextel International, Inc. (formerly McCaw International, Ltd.), where he most recently held the role of President and Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Group. Mr. Vincent has a seasoned career in global strategy, business and product development, operations, sales and marketing management and the implementation of large-scale business transactions. He was most recently an original member of the senior management team that was assembled in 1995 to start Nextel International, where they launched digital cellular systems in 12 of the top 25 cities around the world. Mr. Vincent holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a BA in Political Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with some history and an overview of

Quintessent?

Mr. Vincent: Quintessent is a software manufacturer focusing on the

telecommunications industry. The genesis for the