Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001

Raghavan Rajaji – Manugistics Group Inc (manu)

Raghavan Rajaji, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Manugistics Group, Inc., oversees finance, accounting, planning, information technology and investor relations. Mr. Rajaji came to Manugistics with a strong background in corporate finance, information technology and administration. He spent four years at BancTec as the Senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Previously, he worked 18 years at Occidental Chemical Company, a $5 billion subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, where he rose to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Rajaji received a bachelor's of science degree from the University of Calcutta, and a master's in business administration, with an emphasis in finance, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a certified public accountant. He currently serves as vice chairman of the Financial Executives Research Foundation, Inc., one of North America's leading financial research organizations. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch and an overview of

Manugistics?

Mr. Rajaji: The company is nearly 20-plus years old, and it was one of

the original companies to recognize