Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Max Watson – Bmc Software Inc (bmcs)

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 BMC

Software, Inc.?

Mr. Watson: BMC just turned 20 years old last month. We are in what

loosely could be described as the systems