Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 2002
STEVE VOGEL is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Chordiant Software. As Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Mr. Vogel is responsible for streamlining
Chordiant's financial and accounting activities and ensuring the
development of relevant business information. Mr. Vogel brings to
Chordiant more than 20 years of experience in finance and
accounting with a proven track record of working with publicly
traded and Fortune 500 companies. He augments Chordiant's
management team and provides a competitive knowledge of the
software industry as well as experience with all aspects of
financial management and public company reporting. Mr. Vogel
joins Chordiant from Tessera, Inc., where he served as the Chief
Financial Officer and was responsible for preparing the company
for an initial public offering. Before Tessera, he held executive
management positions at iLogistix, Microbank Software, Transform
Logic Corp., Guardian Industries, Ryder System, Corning and Ford
Motor Company. Mr. Vogel holds an MBA from The Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania, an LL.M. in corporate law from
the New York University School of Law, a J.D., Cum Laude, from
the Arizona State University School of Law, and a BA and MBA from
Lehigh University. An Attorney at law, Mr. Vogel was admitted to
the State Bars of New York, New Jersey and Arizona, and holds
both CPA and CMA designations. Profile
DON MORRISON is Executive Vice President of Products and
Marketing. He is responsible for the company's marketing
strategy, product planning and global alliances, leading
Chordiant's mergers and acquisitions and new business development
efforts. With 19 years of experience in software, networking and
computer systems, Mr. Morrison has a background in marketing and
sales management, product planning, and industry partnerships
with companies such as Network Peripherals Inc. a high-speed
networking switch company; SMI, an applications software company,
and division of AC Nielsen; and channel management and marketing
positions with the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO). Before SCO, Mr.
Morrison held marketing management positions with computer
systems companies in the UNIX server market. Profile
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