Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000
MAX WATSON is Chairman, President and CEO of BMC Software, Inc. Mr.
Watson joined BMC Software as Manager of Sales in October 1985 and was
named Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in February 1987. He
has been a member of the company's executive management team since his
appointment to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer in January 1989, five months after the company began
trading on Nasdaq. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in
April 1990 and Chairman of the Board in 1991. Prior to joining BMC
Software, Mr. Watson was the Houston Branch Manager for Wang
Laboratories and spent 14 years with IBM where he held various corporate
staff and sales management positions. Mr. Watson received a Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University in
1968. Profile
TWST: Could you please start by giving us a brief overview of BMCSoftware, Inc.?
Mr. Watson: BMC just turned 20 years old last month. We are in what
loosely could be described as the systems