Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 2001
GERARD E. PUORRO, Candela Corporation's President and Chief Executive
Officer, has overall responsibility for the leadership and direction of
Candela, with specific responsibility for the corporation's strategic
direction, growth and return on investment. Mr. Puorro joined Candela in
April 1989 as the corporation's Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. In 1991 he was appointed Treasurer, in 1992 Chief
Operating Officer, and in 1993 to his current position. In addition, he
was appointed a Director of Candela in 1991. Immediately prior to
joining Candela Corporation and since 1982, Mr. Puorro served as Vice
President and Controller at Massachusetts Computer Corporation, a
manufacturer of micro-supercomputers, where he helped guide the company
from infancy to revenues of $75 million in 1988. Earlier in his career,
he held numerous executive management positions at Data Terminal
Systems, Inc., and at Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Mr. Puorro is
a graduate of Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Puorro is an
active member in his community. He is a Special Olympics coach and is
President of the Board of Trustees for the Deaf Community Center in his
hometown of Framingham, Massachusetts. He is also a member of the
President's Commission on Americans with Disabilities, and the
Massachusetts Governor's Commission for Employment of Individuals with
Disabilities. Profile
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Mr. Puorro: In the mid-1980s, Candela was a small operation selling
lasers to US government agencies and universities.
