Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 1999

Douglas H. Corbett – Alya International Inc (alya)

DOUGLAS H. CORBETT is presently President and Director of ALYA International. After serving in increasingly responsible management roles over a 20-year career with high technology companies, in 1996 he was appointed to the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sales for ALYA. In ALYA's inception, he defined long-term marketing strategies, which involved industry predictions based upon his depth of experience in the Computer and Electronic Security industries as they relate to the Building Controls industry. His focus has provided ALYA with global market channels in a relatively short time with the limited resources of a start-up organization. He was appointed as a director of ALYA in January 1998, and as President in February 1999. Profile
TWST: Give us a background summary, a historical perspective on this

company and then bring us up-to-date. Tell us what you see as you

business and as your company today.

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