Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 15, 1999

Richard J. Laporte – Avt Corporation (avtc)

RICHARD J. LAPORTE joined AVT in 1990 as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director. He became Chairman of the Company's Board in 1994. He has over 32 years of experience managing high technology data processing, computer software and communications companies. Mr. Laporte was President and Chief Executive Officer of Accountants Microsytems Inc. from 1985 to 1990 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gill Management Services, Inc. from 1981 to 1985. Prior to that he held various senior management positions at Xerox Computer Services, a division of Xerox Corporation, where he served for eleven years. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a background summary on the company? Give us

enough information to put us into context as what you see as your

company, what you see as your business today.

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