Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 14, 2001

James Stark – Advanced Business Sciences Inc (absh)

JAMES E. STARK has 14 years of corporate finance experience, including IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, accounting, and SEC reporting. Mr. Stark originally joined ABS in September 1999 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2000 and served in that capacity until his resignation in June of that year. Prior to rejoining ABS, Mr. Stark served as an independent consultant for startup and high-tech companies in the Midwest region of the United States. Prior to ABS, he was the Director of Investor Relations and Strategic Planning for Transcrypt International, Inc., the market leader in voice encryption technology. Mr. Stark served as Director of Finance for America West Airlines, the nation's ninth largest carrier with over $2.0 billion in revenue. Jim was instrumental in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of AWA's 3,500-employee ground and customer service teams at over 56 airports across the country. He served in a variety of management positions for Greyhound Lines in Dallas, the largest intercity bus company in North America. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Advanced Business

Sciences and an overview?

Mr. Stark: Advanced Business Sciences, or ABS, is a publicly traded

development stage company