Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 24, 2001

Richard Snyder – Forgent Corporation

RICHARD N. SNYDER has served as a Director of Forgent Networks, Inc., since December 1997 and was elected Chairman of the Board in March 2000. In June 2001, Mr. Snyder was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. From September 1997 until assuming the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Snyder served as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Corum Cove Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in providing strategic guidance to high technology businesses. From 1996 until 1997, Mr. Snyder was the Senior Vice President of World Wide Sales, Marketing, Service and Support of Compaq Computer Corp., a worldwide computer company. From 1995 until 1996, Mr. Snyder was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dell Americas, a computer manufacturer and marketer. Prior to 1995, Mr. Snyder served as Group General Manager of the Deskjet Products Group of Hewlett Packard. He also serves as a Director of Symmetricom, Inc., based in San Jose, California. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick overview of Forgent?

Mr. Snyder: Forgent is a company that is in the business of providing a

platform for delivering video over the network. This software