Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 28, 2000

Kimra Hawley – Actionpoint Inc (actp)

KIMRA HAWLEY is President and CEO of ActionPoint, Inc., formerly Input Software, Inc. The company recently appeared on Deloitte and Touche's 1999 Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 listing of the fastest-growing technology companies. Ms. Hawley has more than 16 years of experience managing computer systems development and marketing teams. She joined ActionPoint, Inc. in 1992 as Marketing Director, was promoted to the position of General Manager of Software Products in 1994, and to President and CEO in 1998. Ms. Hawley began her high-tech career with Amdahl Corporation, where she held a variety of marketing management positions. Ms. Hawley received a BS in Psychology from Pittsburgh State University. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of ActionPoint.

Ms. Hawley: ActionPoint was originally founded as a division of a

publicly held hardware company called Cornerstone Imaging. Cornerstone

developed