R. Stephen Beatty is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served on the Board of Directors since May 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Beatty established and operated Beatty Finance, Inc., a private financial services company serving the legal profession. Prior to founding Beatty Finance, Inc., Mr. Beatty worked with BellSouth. Mr. Beatty managed one of BellSouth’s corporate re-engineering teams, directed the development of enterprise software for BellSouth’s marketing division and was a member of BellSouth’s "Future Thinkers", an in-house corporate think tank. Mr. Beatty obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a minor in Economics from the University of South Alabama in 1975. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans in 1997. He is active in alumni affairs, serving on the Business Alumni Council at the University of New Orleans. |