Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 5, 2001

Orie Rechtman – Wareforce.com Inc (wfrc)

ORIE RECHTMAN is the CEO & Chairman of Wareforce.com, Inc. Mr. Rechtman served as Wareforce's President and Director from 1989 to March, 2000. In February 1998, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. His vision has been the driving force behind the commitment to both internal and external growth, through acquisitions, for the company. Active in the computer industry since 1981, he was a leader in establishing the first distribution channel for computer software to educational institutions in the United States and Israel. Mr. Rechtman was President of School Computing Distributors until merging it into Wareforce in 1990. A veteran of the Israeli Air Force, he attended the University of Southern California, specializing in International Marketing. Profile
TWST: Could you start out by giving us a brief overview of Wareforce?

Mr. Rechtman: Wareforce has been in business since 1985. I acquired the

company in 1990, when Wareforce was only doing