Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 25, 2000

Vincent Pluvinage – Preview Systems Inc (prvw)

DR. VINCENT PLUVINAGE joined Preview Software in June 1997 as President & CEO. In August 1998, he successfully merged Preview Software and Portland Software to create Preview Systems, Inc. From March 1987 to May 1997, he led the R&D, international operations, business development, and strategic marketing efforts for ReSound Corporation. Prior to ReSound, Dr. Pluvinage was a researcher at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ and Homdel, NJ, where he worked on digital signal processing technology, including perceptual codecs and signal extraction from noise. While at Bell Labs, he was recognized with an Exceptional Contribution Award. Dr. Pluvinage completed the Advanced Executive Management program at Stanford University and holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Michigan, as well as a degree in Applied Physics from the Universit Catholique in Belgium, summa cum laude. Profile
TWST: Could we start with some history and a brief overview of Preview

Systems?

Dr. Pluvinage: Preview Systems was started about five years ago. Two

years ago, Preview Software and Portland