Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 1999

Thomas Barker – West Teleservices Corporation (wtsc)

Effective September 3, 1998, THOMAS BARKER was promoted to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of West TeleServices Corporation. Mr. Barker has been the President and Chief Operating Officer for all of the West Companies since March, 1995. Prior to March, 1995, Mr. Barker was Executive Vice President of West Interactive for almost four years. In that role, he had complete profit and loss responsibility for West Interactive Corporation. Mr. Barker came to West from Cue Network Corporation where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Cue, Mr. Barker was a Vice President and Division Manager of the Gallup Organization. He has also held numerous sales and marketing positions of Savin and the IBM Corporation. Mr. Barker graduated from the University of Dayton in 1976 with a double major in Accounting and Management. Mr. Barker is married and has two children. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview and a little history

of West TeleServices?

Mr. Barker: West was founded in 1986, and today is one of the largest

public teleservices