Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2005
KAILASH AMBWANI, President and Chief Executive Officer, is a successful
entrepreneur and senior executive with more than 15 years in the
consumer and enterprise software and services industries. Prior to
joining FaceTime, Ambwani was Chief Operating Officer of Genesys
Conferencing S.A., the leading global provider of audio, video and web
conferencing and collaboration services with 2002 revenues of $210M. As
COO, Ambwani was responsible for all Front Office operations worldwide
including sales, marketing, service, and regional P&L. Before his tenure
at Genesys, Ambwani co-founded Astound Incorporated, a leading venture
backed player in the emerging web conferencing and collaboration market,
and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until it was acquired
by Genesys Conferencing. Preceding Astound, Ambwani founded and ran
several software companies in the consumer and business productivity
area including Gold Disk Inc., a leading, venture backed provider of
video editing and multimedia authoring tools for the Windows PC. Mr.
Ambwani is a graduate of McMaster University where he received a Master
of Science in Theoretical Astrophysics and a Bachelor of Science in
Theoretical Physics, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Profile
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