Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Dev Ganesan – Trados Incorporated

DEV GANESAN, President and CEO of TRADOS Incorporated has over 18 years of management and financial experience. Before joining TRADOS, he was the Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer of Advanced Communication Systems, Inc., a $220 million communication and IT services company. At ACS, Mr. Ganesan grew the company from $36 million in 1996 to $220 million in 1999, was instrumental in the company's IPO and follow-on offering, and responsible for completing five strategic acquisitions in 24 months. Mr. Ganesan has extensive experience in building successful companies, strategic planning, managing international operations and working with the banking and investment communities. Prior to ACS, he had done an IPO of a software systems company with extensive international operations, and worked with International Computer Limited, a Fortune 100 company, in their international unit, KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Ganesan is on the Board of Directors of TRADOS, ZipZap.com (a start-up e-commerce company), CEO Tech Council in Northern Virginia and Virtual Board Room. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview and history of TRADOS

Incorporated?

Mr. Ganesan: TRADOS provides backbone infrastructure that enables global

enterprises to conduct multilingual