Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 24, 2000
Jean-Gerard Galvez has been ActivCard President, Chief Executive Officer
and a Director since November 1995, and Chairman of the Board of
Directors since July 1996. From June 1994 to October 1995, Mr. Galvez
served as Vice President of International Operations for Banctec Corp.,
a U.S. provider of turnkey image processing systems for banking and
financial service firms and telecommunications companies. From 1989 to
1994, Mr. Galvez was the European Area Executive for Control Data Corp.,
a Minneapolis-based computer system integrator for the manufacturing
industry. Prior to joining Control Data Corp., Mr. Galvez served in
various capacities for Imprimis Technology, a disk drive manufacturer,
and Dupont de Nemours Corporation. Mr. Galvez holds a Master's degree in
Business Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
from the Institut National Polytechnique de Nancy. Profile
TWST: Could you please give us a short background summary on ActivCard?Mr. Galvez: First of all, I would like it to be clear that ActivCard is
not a smart card company; ActivCard is a leading