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Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson
Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (d. 1956)

Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines.

17 February 1874

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