Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 18, 2002

Craig Collins – Brio Software Inc (brio)

CRAIG COLLINS is Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of Brio Software, inc. where he is responsible for managing corporate finance, coordinating the company's corporate development process and serving as main liaison with the investment community. Prior to Brio, Mr. Collins was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CoSine Communications, a leading provider of infrastructure equipment for Service Providers, where he led the company in a successful Initial Public Offering and built the financial infrastructure for an emerging public company. Prior to his tenure at CoSine Communications, Mr. Collins served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., which was acquired by JDS Uniphase in February 2000. At JDS Uniphase, Mr. Collins was Vice President of Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning subsequent to the merger with OCLI. Additionally, Mr. Collins spent 11 years at Nestle Beverage Co. where he served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Collins holds a BBA from the University of Oregon and earned an MS specializing in quantitative methods and public and business administration from the University of Oregon's Graduate School. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick history and an overview of Brio

Software?

Mr. Collins: Brio is now a 13-year-old company that was taken public in

1998. It currently has a revenue run rate