Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 14, 2003
MICHAEL E. LOBSINGER is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zi
Corporation, a leading provider of embedded software technology and
educational products. He has been Zi's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer since 1993, when he acquired a control block in the company. He
has guided Zi through a number of industries, divesting of companies
that were not related to Zi's intended core business and acquiring
companies that were in similar spaces. In 1997, he focused Zi's business
on the embedded space for language input technology and Internet
distance education. Currently, Mr. Lobsinger is leading Zi through an
amazing period of growth and transition. Together with the other members
of the executive team, he is developing Zi into a solid operating
company with an on-going commitment to research and development. He
attended the University of Saskatchewan and graduated with a Bachelor of
Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. Before
taking control of Zi, Mr. Lobsinger was President of a Western Canadian
real estate development firm. In addition to his role at Zi, Mr.
Lobsinger has sat on the Board of Directors of numerous public and
private companies in Canada. Profile
date with regard to what has been happening since your company last
spoke to us in February 2002?
Mr. Lobsinger: As you
