Before leading IBM, Thomas J. Watson was convicted in an antitrust case while working at the National Cash Register Company, though the conviction was later overturned. In 1914, he took charge of the company that became International Business Machines, and he led it through four decades of growth. He built IBM into a dominant maker of punched card machines, cultivating a famously disciplined sales culture. His son, Thomas Watson Jr., succeeded him as chief executive in 1956, shortly before his death.
1874 to 1956 · business executive · American · 0 quotes on Great Quotes Online
