Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 15, 1999

Richard D. Clasen – Efi Electronics Corporation (efic)

RICHARD D. CLASEN was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on September 12, 1994. On October 21, 1994, he was elected to the Company's board of directors. From 1993 to 1994, he served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Tripac Systems, Inc. a distributor of computer data storage and imaging products based in Irving, Texas. From 1990 to 1993, he served as president and chief executive officer of Carlisle Memory Products Groups, Inc. (Bedford, Texas) which manufactured and distributed computer data storage products. From 1986 to 1990, he served as president and chief executive officer of Zetco, Inc., a manufacturer of computer sub systems. Mr. Clasen attended the University of California, Los Angeles and University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business. Profile
TWST: First, give us a background summary on the company, enough

information from your viewpoint to put us into context, what you see as

your business, what you see as your company today?

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