Rod Canion
Joseph Rodney "Rod" Canion (born January 19, 1945) is an American computer scientist and businessman. Canion is a co-founder and was a CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation.[1]
A native of Houston, Canion graduated from the University of Houston in 1966 and 1968 with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electrical engineering with an emphasis on computer science.[2] Before co-founding Compaq Canion worked at Texas Instruments.[1]
During Canion's tenure as Compaq's CEO, the company set records for the largest first-year sales in the history of American business and reached the Fortune 500 and the $1 billion revenue mark faster than any other company in history.[2] In 1991, Canion was dismissed by Compaq's chairman, Benjamin M. Rosen.[3]
In 1992, Canion founded Insource Technology Group with Ronald L. Fischer and served as its chairman until September 2006.[4] In 1999, he led the initial investment round for Questia Media, Inc., which provides an online research library.[5] He became chairman of the board and later helped the company raise $150 million.[5] He is a member of the Board of Directors of AMVESCAP, BlueArc, and Young Life, and HealthLink, is Director Emeritus of the Houston Technology Center, and is a member of the Board of Advisors for Sternhill Partners.[6] [7] [8]
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- ^ a b (Joseph) Rod Canion - Compaq, Ibm, Corp, and Million
- ^ a b Board of Directors | | About ChaChaAbout ChaCha
- ^ Reinventing Compaq: Tasks for Next Chief - New York Times
- ^ Invesco Global | Board of Directors
- ^ a b Questia Online Library
- ^ http://www.alliance.rice.edu/Images/alliance/RBPC/Goose%20press%20release.pdf
- ^ HTC - Executive Board of Directors - Houston Technology Center
- ^ Healthlink Incorporated Appoints Joseph E. Boyd to Board of Directors. - Free Online Library
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