Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 1999
STEPHEN GARDNER is President and Chief Executive Officer for Peregrine
Systems, Inc. Prior to joining Peregrine, Mr. Gardner was President and
a founder of Thunder and Lightning, an Internet software company. He
brings a diverse background in multi-platform enterprise software and
hardware to Peregrine, having served as President of Alpharel Software,
as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Data General Corporation,
and as President and founder of Integris, a systems integration services
operation affiliated with Bull Worldwide Information Systems (Groupe
Bull). Earlier in his career, Mr. Gardner ran Federal Systems Sales for
Stratus Computers, and was responsible for strategic planning for the
Burroughs Corporation. Mr. Gardner holds an undergraduate degree in
Geochemistry from Princeton University and a Masters degree in Business
Administration from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Peregrine Systems, the company'shistory, products, services, customers, those kinds of things, please.
Mr. Gardner: The company was actually founded back in