Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2003

Phillip Norton – Eplus Inc (plus)

PHILLIP G. NORTON is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ePlus inc., since March 1993. Mr. Norton focuses on company strategy, e-commerce execution, partnerships, and overseeing the sales and marketing arm of the business. An entrepreneur who has successfully managed large companies, he started Systems Leasing Corporation in 1978 and sold it to PacifiCorp in 1985. At the time of his departure in 1990, PacifiCorp held assets of over $800 million and was one of the largest third-party lessors in the country. Mr. Norton is a 1966 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a short history as well as a quick

overview of your company's business?

Mr. Norton: ePlus was started 13 years ago. Our original goal was

to apply business process