Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2002

Paul Bertin – Burntsand Inc (brt:tse)

PAUL BERTIN is a business visionary and President and CEO of Burntsand Inc. An accomplished and compelling speaker, his topics surrounding the effects of the new business economy on the global business scene are of great interest to audiences of business executives and senior government officials across Canada and the United States. Prior to joining Burntsand, Mr. Bertin was President and Chief Operating Officer of Integrated Network Services Inc. (INSINC), Canada's leading wide area network integration company. After INSINC merged with Sprint Canada Inc. in December 1994, Mr. Bertin became President of the Business Services Group. He has held other senior management positions in a 25-year career in the information technology industry. He was responsible for marketing, operations and field management of such companies as ComputerLand and General DataComm Ltd. Mr. Bertin holds current board memberships with Burntsand, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, the Orthopedic and Arthritic Corporation and the Orthopedic and Arthritic Hospital Foundation. He is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. Mr. Bertin holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts from York University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief overview of the history and

evolution of Burntsand Inc.?

Mr. Bertin: Burntsand is a company that's about six years old. We

started as a company that was focused