Theodore P. Schrafft serves as President of Premiere Global Services. In this capacity he oversees the company’s entire operations, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Schrafft has more than 25 years of experience in the technology and business communications industries, with extensive expertise in operations management, sales and marketing. Prior to becoming President in July 2006, he served in various capacities with the company, most recently as President of the company’s former Conferencing & Collaboration business unit from January 2000 to July 2006 and as Senior Vice President and General Manager from March 1999 to January 2000. He served as President of our former Voice and Data Messaging business unit from September 1998 to March 1999 and as Vice President of Corporate Messaging from the time he joined the company in 1997 to September 1998 to his move to the Conferencing business unit of Premiere Global in March 1999.
Before joining Premiere Global, Schrafft served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Voicecom Systems, Inc., the integrated messaging and 800-based services company acquired by Premiere Global in 1997. Prior to his tenure at Voicecom, Schrafft spent 14 years at Digital Equipment Corporation serving in various senior level sales and marketing positions. In 1992, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of EA Systems, a global engineering software company and a subsidiary of Digital Equipment Corporation.
He is married, has six children, and is a resident of Atlanta, Georgia. |