Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001

David Sankaran – Peoplesoft Inc (psft)

DAVID SANKARAN is Vice President of Investor Relations for PeopleSoft, Inc. Mr. Sankaran oversees the company's communication program with financial analysts and investors. Prior to his current role, Mr. Sankaran served as Vice President of Finance for PeopleSoft's Global Operations group where he was responsible for the accounting, forecasting, reporting and business analysis teams. Mr. Sankaran directed the efforts of more than 100 finance and operations employees on four continents, including finance controllers in 12 geographic regions. Additionally, he managed groups in the Corporate Pricing, Sales Systems and Sales Compensation departments. Prior to joining PeopleSoft, Mr. Sankaran was Vice President and Corporate Controller for Affymetrix, Inc., a global leader in the genomics industry. He has also held positions such as Director of Finance and Division Controller at Chiron Corporation, Raychem Corporation and Arthur Andersen & Company. Editor's Note: Interview republished from June 12, 2002. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and a quick overview of

PeopleSoft?

Mr. Sankaran: PeopleSoft has been in the enterprise applications market

since 1987. In fact, we are one of the