Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 15, 2001

Germain Lamonde – Exfo Electro-optical Engineering Inc (exfo)

GERMAIN LAMONDE is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. He is one of the company's founders, has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since EXFO's inception in 1985. He is responsible for the overall management and direction of EXFO, its subsidiaries and its employees worldwide. Mr. Lamonde has held a number of Board positions in other firms and organizations, including the Network of Centers for Excellence in Photonics at Laval University and the Action Group for the Advancement of Technology and Industry in Quebec City. Mr. Lamonde holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Scholl of Engineering (University of Montreal), and a Master's degree in Optics from Laval University, both in Canada. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a little bit of background on EXFO Electro-

Optical Engineering?

Mr. Lamonde: EXFO began operations in 1985. We are the leading pure-play

supplier of fiber-optic test,