Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2002
JAIME ELLERTSON is Chief Executive Officer of S1 Corporation. He
brings more than 20 years of experience in leading high-growth
software companies in demanding markets and managing their
corporate operations toward long-term success. Prior to joining
S1, Mr. Ellertson served as Executive Vice President and General
Manager of Worldwide Strategic Operations for BroadVision. In his
role at BroadVision, he was responsible for driving the company's
strategic corporate development initiatives, which contributed to
the company's rapid growth in calendar 2000. Mr. Ellertson's
other successes include his role as Chairman and CEO of Interleaf
where over three years he grew the company from a mature provider
of publishing software into the leading provider of XML
capabilities to the financial, technology and manufacturing
market segments. Additional Chief Executive assignments for Mr.
Ellertson include Founder and CEO of Purview Technologies, Inc.,
an Internet software company that specialized in network
monitoring and management technology; CEO of Tartan, Inc., a
leading digital signal processor software provider; and Founder
and CEO of Openware Technologies, a software tools and services
firm. Throughout his various roles, Mr. Ellertson has
consistently demonstrated his ability to focus organizations on
executing their corporate and product strategies to drive
increased revenue and superior returns for shareholders. Profile
TWST: Can we start with an update on the company, what's beengoing on over the past year or so that investors should focus on?
Mr. Ellertson: S1 as a company has gone through the