Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 2003

FRANK VACULIN – TEALEAF TECHNOLOGY INC

FRANK VACULIN is CEO of TeaLeaf Technology, Inc. A 20 year industry veteran, he is focused on building and executing a successful long-term business model around TeaLeaf RealiTea. With a successful track record in the enterprise solutions market, he has been responsible for up to $141 million in annual revenue, managing organizations ranging from 50 to 400 employees, and aggressively driving revenue growth of up to 350% year-to-year. Prior to joining TeaLeaf, Mr. Vaculin was Executive Vice President at Ask Jeeves, where he launched Ask Jeeves Business Solutions, which accounted for half of the company's revenues. He also was a member of the executive team that led successful public offerings, raising $120 million. Prior to Ask Jeeves, he held senior operations, marketing and sales management positions at Borland International, Electronics for Imaging (EFI) and Software Publishing Corporation. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief historical sketch of TeaLeaf

Technologies and then bring us up to date on what's the company doing

today?

Mr. Vaculin: TeaLeaf was spun out of SAP in 1999. The