Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 15, 2003

Dan Vetras – Talisma Corporation

DAN VETRAS, President and CEO of Talisman Corporation, brings more than 21 years of experience in technology, sales management and business development to the Talisma executive management team. As President and CEO, he oversees day-to-day operations globally, and is very involved in building long-term relationships with Talisma's customer base. Prior to joining Talisma, Mr. Vetras was President and CEO at Captura Software through its merger with Concur Technologies, where he was responsible for determining the company's strategic direction and operation. Before taking the helm at Captura, he was Vice President, Sales at Intranets.com. Mr. Vetras served IBM as VP of worldwide consumer software sales upon its acquisition of Edmark Corporation, where he was Vice President of Consumer Sales and Channel Marketing. He also spent more than seven years in sales management and business development positions at Lotus Development Corporation. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief history and overview of Talisma?

Mr. Vetras: The company was founded in 1994 by an ex-Microsoft employee,

Pradeep Singh, who had been at Microsoft for about