Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 8, 2004

NORMAN ROBERTSON – PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION (PRGS)

NORMAN 'BUD' ROBERTSON is Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Progress Software Corporation. Mr. Robertson is responsible for all financial operations and investor relations activities for the company, as well as administrative functions, including human resources, legal, production, distribution and facilities. Mr. Robertson joined Progress Software in May 1996. For over 25 years, he has managed the financial direction of various public and private technology companies including M/A-COM, Digital Equipment Corporation and General Motors. Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master's degree in Management from Boston University. Profile
TWST: Please start off with a brief history of Progress Software and an

overview of where things are today.

Mr. Robertson: Progress Software was founded in 1981. We went public in

1991 and are