Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 25, 2000
DR KEN STRATFORD is the founder of QuadraNet and has been Managing
Director since its launch in 1997. His University education was in
Mathematics and Engineering and he subsequently worked for 10 years in
De Beers as a Computer Programmer/IT Consultant. After a period of
academic life in which he acquired a D.Phil (Oxford) he began
consultancies to the restaurant industry. In early collaboration with
leading restaurateurs, he developed the optimising booking algorithms
that now form the cornerstone of the reservations software sold by the
Group. He was appointed Chief Executive of the Company on 6 March 2000. Profile
TWST: Would you provide our readers with a summary of QuadraNet,including history, markets, developments, and your view of the firm's
future potential?
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