Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 4, 2001

Kelly Love – Inet Technologies Inc (inti)

KELLY HAYDON LOVE, Director of Investor Relations of Inet Technologies, Inc., joined the company in July 1999, just after its June 1999 IPO, to develop and implement an investor relations strategy. She is responsible for managing all communications with the financial community, including the sellside and buyside, and serves as the primary spokesperson for Inet. Prior to joining Inet, Ms. Love was Director of Investor Relations for Software Spectrum, a $1 billion global software reseller. She began her career in investor relations in 1995 with ProNet Communications, a paging service provider, where she initiated the investor relations function. While at ProNet, she coordinated communications efforts with more than 30 sellside analysts as well as the buyside community. From 1993-1995, Ms. Love worked in several different areas at ProNet Communications, including SEC reporting, M&A, treasury and budgeting. From 1991-1993, Ms. Love served as Director of Finance and Operations for a privately held destination management company in Dallas. She was an auditor with Ernst & Young (formerly Ernst & Whinney) from 1987 - 1991 with an emphasis in aerospace/defense clients. Ms. Love currently serves on the Board of the Dallas/Fort Worth NIRI Chapter as Vice President of Professional Development. She graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas with a BSBA in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas. She has completed Levels 1 and 2 of the Chartered Financial Analyst program, and is currently a 2001 Level 3 candidate. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with an overview and history of Inet Technologies?

Ms. Love: Inet was founded in 1989, so we're currently in our 12th year

of business. The company was founded by three