Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 23, 2001

Donald Laguardia – Purchasesoft Inc (purc)

DONALD S. LAGUARDIA became the President and CEO of PurchaseSoft, Inc. in August 2000. He has served as a Director for PurchaseSoft since June 1998 and chairs the company's Audit Committee. Prior to assuming the roles of President and CEO at PurchaseSoft, Mr. LaGuardia was a principal of L-R Global Partners, LP, a limited partnership investment company and affiliate of Rockefeller & Co. Mr. LaGuardia is an executive experienced in providing leadership to companies at critical points in their development. Shortly after joining L-R Global, he was instrumental in leading the shareholder group on behalf of Hurricane Hydrocarbons, a significant L-R Global investment, in a protracted fight against corporate note holders, saving the company for the shareholders. Mr. LaGuardia worked as an Auditor and Consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and later as a Business Planning Manager for BMW of North America involved in the restructuring of its dealer network. Mr. LaGuardia is a Certified Public Accountant. He received his MBA in Finance from New York University and his BA in Accounting from Pace University in New York. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a little history and a quick overview of

PurchaseSoft?

Mr. LaGuardia: PurchaseSoft is a publicly traded company on the over-

the-counter bulletin board. The