Dewey Chambers, Vector’s Chief Financial Officer, manages Vector’s financial and tax reporting, human resources, cash management and facilities. He is responsible for day-to-day contact with Vector’s limited partners. He leads financial due diligence on investment opportunities, including Vector’s acquisitions of LANDesk and Corel. He raised acquisition debt for Corel, WinZip, Register.com, and Tripos. He also raised debt for the dividend recapitalizations of Corel, WinZip, and Register.com. He served as interim CFO of LANDesk, completing such initiatives as negotiating and closing a new lease facility, establishing accounting and payroll systems, advising the CEO on employee compensation and recruiting key management personnel. Dewey continues to advise portfolio companies on financial and operational matters leveraging many years of financial and operational experience.
Dewey joined Vector in September 2001 from Visto Corporation, a privately held enterprise software company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from January 2000 to July 2001. While at Visto, he focused on capital raising and operations. Prior thereto, he was with Sunterra Corporation, a publicly held company, where he served as Vice President and Treasurer from January 1997 to July 1999. During his tenure, Sunterra expanded from nine resorts at its 1996 initial public offering to 89 resorts by the end of 1998. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President and Treasurer of La Quinta Inns, Inc., a publicly held company, and as a Senior Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP.
Mr. Chambers is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Oklahoma and a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
