Haydock President and CEO of CraySeattle 01 October 2001 Michael P. Haydock, a former IBM Global Services and Control Data executive, is the new president and chief executive officer of Cray. Haydock will lead Cray's global operations and work with James Rottsolk, chairman.
Rottsolk will focus on corporate strategy and relationships with major customers, investors and senior-level government officials. Cray Inc. was formed in April 2000 when Tera Computer acquired the assets of SGI's Cray Research business unit.
Before joining Cray Haydock served as vice president of IBM Global Service's Sell and Support Solutions business unit, a worldwide operation that has grown rapidly and serves the technology needs of Chief Marketing Officers of major corporations. During his 12-year tenure at IBM (1989-2001), his other increasingly responsible management positions included leading a large global consulting practice focused on developing applications for commercial data mining and decision support. Haydock has also served as an executive building IBM's Business Intelligence business in Europe, Middle East and Africa while residing in Paris, France.
From 1977 to 1989, Mr. Haydock held various marketing and sales positions at Control Data Corporation, culminating in roles as national accounts sales manager, manager of strategic marketing and, finally, director of Environmental Sciences and Emerging Technologies. This last position included primary responsibility for marketing and sales of supercomputers to weather and financial services organizations.
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