Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2003

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 quick overview of TASER?

Dr. Smith: TASER is a company that makes less-lethal weapons for

law enforcement, primarily police agencies, jails, correction

systems,