Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 23, 2001
OWEN WILLIAMS is the Chairman of Screen Plc. He joined IBM (UK) Ltd. in
1960 and was later appointed a Director with responsibility for
marketing in the UK and Europe. He served on Paris-based OECD standard
committees and earned the distinction of developing for IBM a message
switching system which was later adopted as a standard by IBM and
marketed worldwide. In 1987 Mr. Williams left IBM to chair MBS Plc, a
computer company which was listed on the London Stock Exchange. He left
MBS Plc to pursue other private business interests in January 1991. He
has been instrumental in founding a number of technology-led companies,
two of which formed the initial Screen Group. Profile
its core business?
Mr. Williams: For the last three years the core business has
increasingly been providing
