Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 2003

David Odell – Hyperion Solutions Corporation (hysl)

DAVID W. ODELL is Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Vice President of Hyperion Solutions Corporation. He oversees Hyperion's financial management and operations. Mr. Odell brings to Hyperion more than 15 years of broad, global experience in financial and IT business processes including risk management, performance measurement and a proven ability to develop creative solutions. Mr. Odell is spearheading an enterprise wide initiative that will showcase the power and flexibility of Hyperion solutions and serve as a reference site for the company's sales force. Prior to joining Hyperion, Mr. Odell was a Partner with KPMG, LLP, in Sydney, Australia, where he managed finance and operations for KPMG's Information Risk Management Practice and had account responsibility for Bankers Trust Australia, Australia's largest investment bank. Mr. Odell holds a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview of Hyperion Solutions

Corp.?

Mr. Odell: Hyperion is a business performance management software

company, and our software enables our customers to