2470 Mariner Square Loop,
Alameda CA 94501



Alan B. Lefkof
President and
Chief Executive Officer

Interview conducted by: 
Diane Reynolds, Co-Publisher

CEOCFOinterviews.com
July 2001

Brief company description and Bio for Alan B. Lefkof, President and CEO:

Netopia, Inc. develops, markets and supports broadband gateways and web platform software designed for small and medium size enterprises, small office/home office customers, and multi-PC households.  Netopia’s targeted technology enables carriers and service providers to deliver bundled, value-added services for acquiring and retaining subscribers in large, fast-growing markets.   These bundled service offerings often include DSL service bundled with backup, bonding, VPN, voice over DSL, and eSite and eStore hosting.

Alan B. Lefkof joined Netopia as President in August 1991 and has been Chief Executive Officer since November 1994. Prior to joining Netopia, Mr. Lefkof was President of GRiD Systems a manufacturer of laptop computers, from October 1989 to August 1991, Chief Financial Officer from March 1987 to September 1989, and Vice President of Marketing from August 1983 to February 1987. Prior to joining GRiD Systems, Mr. Lefkof served as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company from July 1977 to January 1982. Mr. Lefkof received a B.S. in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1977.

CEOCFOinterviews:  Please explain your products and whom you target.

Mr. Lefkof:  Netopia designs, develops, markets and supports Internet products for small and medium enterprises that include companies from two employees to several hundred employees.  We reach these small businesses through service providers and carriers who offer broadband services.   Specifically, we offer both a full line of Internet equipment to create the broadband connection and we also offer value-added software services to create an Internet presence.   

CEOCFOinterviews:  Which of the technology vendors out there do you work with?

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