Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 7, 2003

Keith Rickard – Bakbone Software Inc (bkb:tse)

KEITH RICKARD is President and Chief Executive Officer of BakBone Software, Inc. He is responsible for leading BakBone's overall strategy, vision and aggressive growth. Before joining BakBone as President and CEO, he held several leadership positions at Sterling Software where he drove growth in multiple product divisions. His most recent role was as President of Sterling Software's Storage Management Division, where he was responsible for all aspects of Sterling's storage management software product suite, including worldwide sales, marketing, engineering and business development. During his tenure, Mr. Richard grew overall revenues and profitability significantly and successfully integrated three acquisitions. Mr. Rickard possesses a unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen with over 20 years' experience in software and 10 years in computer services industries and brings a wealth of international experience to his role. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of London. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a quick overview of BakBone Software?

Mr. Rickard: BakBone Software develops and globally markets data storage

management software solutions to the network storage and