Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 1, 1998

F. H. Moeller – Vtel Corp (vtel)

F.H. (DICK) MOELLER joined VTEL as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director in October 1989. He became Chairman of the Board in March 1992. Mr. Moeller's strengths lie in his diverse experience in both large and small company high technology environments. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of VTEL Corporation and is credited with completing the transaction of merging the former Compression Labs, Incorporated with VTEL in May 1997. That transaction effectively doubled the size of the company. In May 1992 he was selected as a finalist for Ernst and Young's Austin Entrepreneur of the Year award for his contributions at VTEL. From May 1982 to October 1989, Mr. Moeller served as the founder and president of ProfitMaster Computer Systems, Inc., a software firm specializing in real-time financial management systems for point-of-sale applications. Prior to founding ProfitMaster, Mr. Moeller spent 12 years with Texas Instruments during which he held a variety of manufacturing, marketing and product planning positions. His last position with TI was as advanced systems manager of the Computer Systems Division, where he had full profit/loss responsibility for the business segment. Mr. Moeller holds an MBA from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Give us a thumbnail sketch of the company at this point.

Mr. Moeller: VTEL is a company that has a history of about 13 years or

so. It was founded in 1985. It had been primarily in