Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 19, 2001

Thomas Colatosti – Viisage Technology Inc (visg)

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
TWST: Could you start us off with a short overview and profile of the

company?

Mr. Colatosti: Viisage is the world leader in biometric face-recognition

technology and in digital identification