Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

M.m. Stuckey – Fourth Shift Corporation (fsft)

M.M. (MEL) STUCKEY is the Founder of Fourth Shift Corporation, a public company that supplies client/server-based software to the manufacturing industry. He has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since its formation in 1982. Mr. Stuckey was previously with Control Data Corporation in senior executive positions, including Corporate Vice President of Application Software, President of CPI, a large, high-tech manufacturing subsidiary and Control Data Vice President for Strategic Planning. Prior to Control Data, Mr. Stuckey was with IBM Corporation for 15 years in sales and executive management. An author of management books and technical reports, Mr. Stuckey is an industry authority and speaker, which he labels demassification. His latest book, DEMASS: Transforming the Dinosaur Corporation, is now available in most bookstores nationwide. Profile
TWST: Would you provide a brief overview of Fourth Shift Corporation?

Mr. Stuckey: Fourth Shift is a leading global provider of Microsoft-

based enterprise application software for mid-market