Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 10, 1998

Michael Parrella – Noise Cancellation Technologies (ncti)

MICHAEL PARRELLA is currently President and CEO of NCT, Inc. He has served in that capacity since 1986. Prior to that, he was Vice President and General Manager of the TAPS Division of Informatics General Corporation, a company engaged in the development and marketing of systems software. Informatics acquired the TAPS product line from Decision Strategies Corporation, a company established and owned by Mr. Parrella. As an entrepreneur and inventor with a computer systems background, he has been involved in several high-technology start-up ventures during his career. Mr. Parrella is a true visionary who has transformed anti-noise technology from a laboratory science into a marketable commodity. Under his direction, NCT technology is now of the largest intellectual property portfolios in the industry. NCT technology is now available in a wide range of consumer, commercial and industrial products. Profile
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