Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 14, 2012

Datawatch Corporation (DWCH)

Morrison, Michael A.
Michael A. Morrison is President and Chief Executive Officer of Datawatch Corporation, and is responsible for driving the strategy for the company's report analytics solutions and its other products. Before Datawatch, Mr. Morrison was Vice President, Financial Performance Management, at International Business Machines Corporation, and held a similar position at Cognos before its acquisition by IBM in 2008. Before Cognos, he was Chief Operating Officer at Applix Inc., a business analytics software company. During his three-year tenure at Applix, Mr. Morrison was responsible for sales operations, marketing, business development and customer support. During this time, the company emerged as the fastest-growing vendor in its market segment, achieving compound annual growth rates in excess of 30%. Applix was acquired by Cognos in 2007. Mr. Morrison holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.S. in mathematics from Tufts University. Profile
TWST: What is Datawatch Corporation?

Mr. Morrison: Datawatch is a publicly traded $22 million software company that's been in business for about 25 years. We have a strong balance sheet