Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 8, 2001

Michael Lobsinger – Zi Corporation (zica)

MICHAEL E. LOBSINGER is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zi Corporation, a leading provider of embedded software technology and educational products. He has been Zi's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1993, when he acquired a control block in the company. He has guided Zi through a number of industries, divesting of companies that were not related to Zi's intended core business and acquiring companies that were in similar spaces. In 1997, he focused Zi's business on the embedded space for language input technology and Internet distance education. Currently, Mr. Lobsinger is leading Zi through an amazing period of growth and transition. Together with the other members of the executive team, he is developing Zi into a solid operating company with an on-going commitment to research and development. He attended the University of Saskatchewan and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. Before taking control of Zi, Mr. Lobsinger was President of a Western Canadian real estate development firm. In addition to his role at Zi, Mr. Lobsinger has sat on the Board of Directors of numerous public and private companies in Canada. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a historical evolution of the company and then a

description of what you're doing right now?

Mr. Lobsinger: Zi Corporation is a market-driven technology company

focused