Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 6, 2002
CARL MOSTERT was appointed CEO (acting) in 2001 for Spescom
Software, Inc., in the US and is also COO for the e-business
operations of the Spescom Group in South Africa. An employee of
Spescom for approximately 19 years, Mr. Mostert has been
instrumental in the management and growth of the company. His
experience in both technical engineering and in sales and
marketing fields has proven to be invaluable. His career has
spanned numerous roles over the years, having started up or run
virtually every business division and subsidiary company within
the group. Previously, Mr. Mostert worked for Fuchs Electronics
as a Design Engineer in the field of RF and radar systems prior
to joining Spescom in 1983. He graduated with an HND in
Electrical Engineering in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1979,
has completed a number of specialist business programs at the
Witwatersrand Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and
was awarded an MBA from Henley in the UK in 2000. He has been a
member of the main Board of Spescom since 1995. Profile
company?
Mr. Low (CFO): The company has been around since 1981. We went
public in 1987 with Merrill Lynch. It was a NASDAQ company
