Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 17, 2000
THOMAS J. COLATOSTI is President and Chief Executive Officer of Viisage
Technology, a leader in face-recognition technology and digital imaging
identification solutions. For the past two years, he has led Viisage to
growth and profitability, and revitalized the company as the leader in
biometric solutions that improve personal security, privacy and
convenience. Before joining Viisage, Mr. Colatosti was CEO of CIS, a
software and systems integration company. Mr. Colatosti also had a 20-
year career with Digital Equipment Corporation where he held a broad
range of domestic and international assignments in Finance, Operations,
Sales and Marketing. His last responsibility was Vice President and
General Manager for Digital's $1.2 billion Government Systems Division.
He is a decorated Vietnam veteran, having served with the U.S. 1st
Infantry Division. He holds a MBA degree from Suffolk University. Profile
set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Colatosti: The company was a spinout of a company called Lau
Technologies. Lau is an
