Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 1998

George R. Jensen Jr – Usa Technologies Inc (usttp)

GEORGE R. JENSEN JR., is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Earlier, Mr. Jensen was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Film Technologies, Inc. since its inception in 1985. During his tenure, American Film Technologies was the leader in the business of creating color imaged versions of black and white films. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Jensen was President and Chief Executive Officer of International Film Productions, Inc. Mr. Jensen was the Executive Producer of the twelve hour miniseries, 'A D.,' a $33 million production filmed in Tunisia. Procter and Gamble, Inc., the primary source of funds, co-produced and sponsored the epic, which aired in March 1985 for five consecutive nights on the NBC network. Mr. Jensen was also the Executive Producer of the 1983 special for public television, 'A Tribute to Princess Grace.' Prior to that Mr. Jensen worked in the securities industry as a registered broker-dealer. Mr. Jensen was chosen 1989 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Philadelphia area by Earnest & Young and Inc. magazine. Mr. Jensen received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Profile
TWST: If you would, give us a brief summary, a background sketch on USA

Technologies and then bring us up to date. What's the company all about

today?

Mr. Jensen: Our revenues come from our