Who is Herb Richman from The Soul of a New Machine and what is their importance?

Herb Richman was another original founder of Data General Corporation, along with Edison de Castro and two other engineers from DEC. Richman had the poshest office at the company's headquarters as he paid for the décor out of his own pocket. Richman, along with de Castro, were responsible for the company's daily operations with Richman in charge of sales.