Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 10, 2002

Patrick Royan – Desana Systems Inc

PATRICK ROYAN is Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Desana Systems. Most recently, Mr. Royan was co-Founder and CFO of Assured Access Technology, a manufacturer of multi-service Internet access devices that was acquired by Alcatel in March 1999. Before founding Assured Access, Mr. Royan was Vice President of Finance and CFO at Altantec, where he led the company through an IPO, a secondary offering, and an acquisition by FORE Systems. Prior to Alantec, Mr. Royan held senior management positions at several other Silicon Valley startups. Profile
TWST: Would you start with a brief overview of the history and evolution

of Desana?

Mr. Royan: Desana Systems is an emerging company that's been in

existence for two years now. We're in the