Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 16, 2004
Kevin Ashby is Chief Executive of Patsystems. He has over 20 years'
expererience in senior positions in technology and financial sector
companies. Before joining Patsystems, Kevin was Chief Executive of WISe,
an e-commerce enabler for the global insurance industry. WISe's sevices
included Trusted Trading, a secure electronic trading environment. Kevin
was instrumental in turning WISe from a not-for-profit co-operative,
founded and owned by the insurance community, into a commercial
organisation. WISe was created by the merger of three industry-owned
organisations, including LIMNET (London Insurance Market Network), where
Kevin had previously been Chief Executive. At LIMNET, he introduced a
new electronic trading system for the London Insurance Market. Kevin has
also been an IT partner for KPMG and the director of IT at TDG plc. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a quick update on Patsystems and your tradingposition as we move into 2004?
Mr. Ashby: First, some background. Electronic trading is still
relatively new in the