Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 8, 1999
STEVEN D. WHITEMAN is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Viasoft, Inc. He joined the company in 1990 as Vice President of Sales
and Marketing, and became President in 1993. Whiteman led the company in
a successful IPO in March 1995, and has helped grow the company to $106
million in revenue and $16 million in net income for the calander year
1997. Viasoft ranked No. 22 in Forbes' 1997 list of the 200 'Best Small
Companies in America.' Also, Viasoft was named Software Company of the
Year by the Arizona Software Association in 1996 and again in 1997. Mr.
Whiteman ranked No. 31 in Success Magazine's Hottest Entrepreneur's of
1998. Mr. Whiteman has more than 20 years of experience in marketing,
sales, and international operations in the software industry. His
background includes positions as senior vice president of sales and
international operations at Systems Center, a networking and systems
utilities software company, and vice president of North American
operations at Cincom Systems, a business software company. Mr. Whiteman
is active in many business and civic groups, including the American
Electronics Association, the Arizona Software Association, the
Enterprise Network, the Arizona Business Leadership Association and
Arizona State University's Dean Council of 100. He is also on the Fiesta
Bowl Committee that hosts the annual Fiesta Bowl football game and
serves on the Board of Directors of Actuate Software, NetPro and Unify
Corporation. Mr. Whithead graduated from Taylor University with a
bachelor's degree in business administration, and received his M.B.A.
from the University of Cincinatti. Profile
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