Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000

Kevin Kerns – Apropos Technology Inc (aprs)

Kevin G. Kerns joined Apropos in January 1996 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed as a director of Apropos in 1996. In 1998, Mr. Kerns was named Chief Executive Officer. From 1989 through 1995, Mr. Kerns established and led a strategic software consulting firm, Mandalay Associates, based in Dallas, Texas. From 1983 through 1989, Mr. Kerns held a number of executive management positions with a computer-aided-engineering software company, CASE Technology, Inc. He was elected Chief Executive Officer and President of CASE Technology, Inc. in 1985 and remained in that position until the business was acquired by Teradyne, Inc. in 1987. Mr. Kerns holds a BS in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of Apropos Technology?

Mr. Kerns: Apropos is one of the original innovators in the field of

real-time interaction management. Early in 1995 it