Crawford Beveridge
Crawford W. Beveridge is the current Executive Vice President and Chairman, EMEA, APAC and the Americas of Sun Microsystems.[1]
Beveridge, originally from Scotland, attended the University of Edinburgh, earning a B.S. in social science. He followed that with an M.S. in industrial administration from the University of Bradford, England. Additionally, he was given the honor of a C.B.E (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1995.[2]
Beveridge's business background includes stints at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corp. and Analog Devices.[3] In 1985, he joined Sun as vice president of corporate resources, where he stayed until 1991[4] when he chose to take the position of Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise.[5] In 2000, Beveridge returned to Sun to fill the position of Executive Vice President People and Places and Chief Human Resources Officer.[3] He continues to lead as a board member of multiple corporations outside of Sun, including Autodesk,[6] Memec, and Scottish Equity Partners Ltd.[7]
References
- ^ "Sun king keeps shining on Scotland". The Scotsman. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Iain (13 July 1999). "An eight-year reign with its share of calamities and successes". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ a b Schein, Edgar H. (2003). DEC is dead, long live DEC: the lasting legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-57675-225-8.
- ^ Southwick, Karen (1999). High noon: the inside story of Scott McNealy and the rise of Sun Microsystems. John Wiley and Sons. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-471-29713-0.
- ^ Kanter, Rosabeth Moss (1995). World class: thriving locally in the global economy. Simon & Schuster. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-684-81129-1.
- ^ "To Autodesk -- and Beyond?". BusinessWeek. May 12, 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Sun Microsystems Inc.". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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