Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2004
VERNON LoFORTI joined Overland Storage, Inc., in December 1995 as its
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and was instrumental in the
company's initial public offering in February 1997. He also currently
holds the post of Secretary of Overland Storage, Inc., and is the
company's primary investor relations contact. From 1992 to 1995 Mr.
LoForti was CFO of Priority Pharmacy, a privately-held national mail-
order pharmacy based in San Diego. From 1981 to 1992, he was Vice
President of Finance at Intermark, Inc., a billion dollar publicly-held
conglomerate based in LaJolla, California. Mr. LoForti began his career
in public accounting where he served diverse clients from the Los
Angeles office of Price Waterhouse. He holds a BS degree in Accounting
from Brigham Young University, is a California CPA and is active in
Financial Executives International, where he is a past President of the
San Diego Chapter. Profile
CHRISTOPHER CALISI joined Overland Storage, Inc., in March 2001 as
President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Overland Storage, Inc.,
he was Chief Executive Officer of eHelp Corporation, a leading provider
of Internet Development Tools. Prior to eHelp, Mr. Calisi held several
Senior Executive positions with Symantec Corporation. As Vice President
of Symantec's Communications Division, he was responsible for growing
the division through strong brand management and the management of
several key strategic acquisitions for a portfolio of market leading
software solutions. Additionally, Mr. Calisi held the interim position
of Vice President of Asia Pacific sales and marketing at Symantec,
helping to open new markets for the company. Prior to Symantec he held
various positions in sales and product development with Unify
Corporation and Computer Associates. Mr. Calisi holds a BSCS from the
State University of New York and has completed management programs at
both the Harvard School of Business and The Wharton School of Business. Profile
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