Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 3, 2002

Gabriel Battista – Talk America Holdings Inc (talk)

GABRIEL BATTISTA joined Talk America Holdings, Inc., as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1999. Prior to joining Talk America, Mr. Battista served as Chief Executive Officer of Network Solutions Inc., an Internet domain name registration company. Prior to his tenure at Network Solutions, Mr. Battista served both as CEO and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Cable & Wireless North America, Inc. His career also included management positions at US Sprint, GTE Telenet and the General Electric company. Mr. Battista serves as a Trustee of Capitol College and a Director of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation (SCT). Mr. Battista is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania and holds a BSEE from Villanova University, an MSEE from Drexel University and an MBA from Temple University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick overview of Talk America Holdings?

Mr. Battista: Talk America is an integrated communications provider. We

provide local and long distance services to