Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 1, 2004
KENNETH G. ROBINSON, II was born in Shinnston, West Virginia in 1934. He
and his wife Pat were married in 1956. They have 2 daughters and 7
grandchildren. Ken received a degree in Business from the University of
Maryland in 1957. Immediately following graduation Ken joined the Air
Force, where he trained and became a pilot in the Strategic Air Command.
Ken left the Air Force five years later with the rank of Captain. After
leaving the Air Force, Ken joined IBM and was transferred to Birmingham,
Alabama in 1963. After leaving IBM he founded Computer Servicenters,
Inc. in 1967. In 1975 Ken attended Harvard University's Small Company
Management Program educational experience and founded Command Data
Incorporated. Ken and Command Data have focused 100% of their efforts in
serving the construction materials industry since 1982. In 2001, Ken
successfully merged Command Data with Alkon Corporation forming one of
the largest construction materials industry software companies in the
world. Profile
products.
Mr. Robinson: Command Alkon was founded in 1976 as Command Data
Incorporated in Birmingham, Alabama. We began
