Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 18, 1999
GLENN R. FITCHET has been President and CEO of Vodavi Technology, Inc.
since May 1996. Previously, he was the President and COO of the Company
from the time it was purchased from its parent in April of 1994. The
company had been a division of a larger company and was known as Vodavi
Communications Systems and Mr. Fitchet had been the general manager and
COO of the Predecessor Company since 1986. He had joined the Company in
1984 as the Vice-President of Sales, later became it's Vice-President of
Marketing and Sales and then President and General Manager. Prior to
joining Vodavi, Mr. Fitchet was a principal and the Vice-President of
Marketing and Sales for Valcom Inc., a communications manufacturer in
Roanoke, Virginia. He was employed at Valcom from 1981 to 1984 and sold
his interest in that Company prior to joining Vodavi. From 1976 to 1981
he was employed at Siemens Information Systems as it National Sales
Manager of their private switching systems division in Boca Raton,
Florida. Age 51, marital status: married 29 years to high school
sweetheart, the former Darlene White, one son, Scott, a software
consultant. Education: Graduated from Youngstown Technical Institute,
Computer Science, Youngstown, Ohio 1966; graduated from United States
Army Signal School 1967, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey; graduated from Tampa
Technical Institute, Electronic Technology, 1970; various AMA management
courses and various industry seminars on telecommunications industry and
technologies. Other interests: Boating, water skiing, snow skiing, scuba
diving, antique automobiles, motorcycling. Military: United States Army
Communications Command 1967-1970, Honorable Discharge. Profile
Technologies and a little bit of the history of the company?
Mr. Fitchet: Vodavi is an acronym for voice, data and video. And
