Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 18, 2004
MICHAEL CHRISTIANSEN joined Vizional Technologies in April 2002 and
serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He has
more than ten years of investment banking experience, including
Prudential Securities, Seidler Amdec Securities, and Laffer Advisors.
His investment banking experience includes public and private equity
transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory
engagements with clients in consumer, retailing, software and technology
industries. He has served as an executive officer in several companies,
including being EVP and CFO of PortaCom Wireless, Director of Business
Development for Trident Data Systems, and most recently as a co-founder
of Proponent Software. Mr. Christiansen received his MBA from the
University of Southern California and his B.S. in Corporate Finance and
Economics from Utah State University. Profile
TWST: Can we start off with a brief history of Vizional and an overviewof the company.
Mr. Christiansen: Vizional Technologies was originally funded in 1998 as
a venture capital backed