Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 28, 2005

Stephen Gartside – Evolving Systems Inc (evol)

STEPHEN GARTSIDE, President and CEO of Evolving Systems, Inc., joined the company in August 2001 as Vice President, Corporate Business Development. He moved into the role of Executive Vice President, Sales and Operations in April 2002. In December 2003, Mr. Gartside was elected to the position of President and CEO, and a member of the Board of Director. During this tenure, he has been responsible for corporate acquisitions which have resulted in doubling the size of the company and creating an international presence. Prior to Evolving Systems, Mr. Gartside was one of the early employees at Terabeam Corporation, a wireless IP technology and services company, where he served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to Terabeam, Mr. Gartside was the Region Director, Communications Division, for Stratus Computers, where he had responsibility for sales of platform, OSS and network element solutions to carriers in the western United States. Mr. Gartside also has held a number of sales, marketing and sales management positions, including Area Vice President with NCR and AT&T Global Information Solutions. In his 11-year career with NCR and AT&T GIS, his focus was on selling solutions for the communication industry. He holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Texas and has pursued MBA studies at the University of St. Thomas. Profile
TWST: We would like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the

company and a picture of the things you are doing at the present time.

Mr. Gartside: We were founded in 1985 and are based in