Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 18, 2002

Phillips Smith – Taser International Inc (tasr)

PHILLIPS W. SMITH is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of TASER International, Inc., and has served as a Director since 1993. Since January 1999, Dr. Smith has served on the Board of Directors of Pentawave, Inc., a developer of cross-media publishing software. From June 1991 to September 1997, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Zycad Corporation, a developer of engineering and manufacturing applications software. Dr. Smith holds a BSE degree from West Point, an MBA degree from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Business Administration from St. Louis University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and overview of TASER

International?

Dr. Smith: The company started in 1994, brought a product into the

consumer market. It sold 100,000 units but wasn't