Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 17, 2002
FRANCES M. FLOOD is Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
ClearOne Communications Inc. Prior to joining ClearOne Ms. Flood was
Senior Vice President of a large regional bank holding company and
Founder of an international sales and marketing firm. She served as an
Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Ernst & Young, LLP, an
international accounting and consulting firm. Ms. Flood attended Hunter
and Edison State Colleges and graduated with a Bachelor of Science and
Bachelor or Arts degree in Banking and Finance. Ms. Flood has been a
public speaker for more than 10 years and has made numerous
presentations in North America, Europe, Australia and South America. As
an energetic, experienced speaker, she consistently receives high marks
for presentation and content. Her dynamic personality motivates and
inspires her audiences as well as those with whom she works. She has
twice been a keynote speaker at Inc. magazine's CEO Symposium Profile
TWST: Can we begin with a brief historical sketch of the company as wellas an overview of the things that you're doing at the present time?
Ms. Flood: ClearOne was started in 1981 as an