Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 27, 2001

Stephen Francis – Actionpoint Inc (actp)

STEPHEN S. FRANCIS is President and Chief Executive Officer of ActionPoint, Inc. He joined ActionPoint in 1994 as Vice President when the company he co-founded, Pixel Translations, was acquired by ActionPoint. Mr. Francis became Vice President, Business Development in 1999 after serving as General Manager of the Pixel Translations Division since 1997. Prior to joining Pixel Translations, Mr. Francis held Engineering and Marketing management roles at Calera Recognition Systems, now part of ScanSoft, a developer of recognition software. Mr. Francis holds a BS in Electrical Engineering/Computers from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us your view on ActionPoint as a company and a

little bit of its history? Then would you tell us about your own

experience and involvement with the company and with the