Crawford Beveridge

Crawford Beveridge in São Paulo, Brazil in 2008

Crawford W. Beveridge is the current Executive Vice President and Chairman, EMEA, APAC and the Americas of Sun Microsystems.^[1]

Beveridge, originally from Scotland, attended the University of Edinburgh, earning a B.S. in social science. He followed that with an M.S. in industrial administration from the University of Bradford, England. Additionally, he was given the honor of a C.B.E (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1995.^[2]

Beveridge's business background includes stints at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corp. and Analog Devices.^[3] In 1985, he joined Sun as vice president of corporate resources, where he stayed until 1991^[4] when he chose to take the position of Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise.^[5] In 2000, Beveridge returned to Sun to fill the position of Executive Vice President People and Places and Chief Human Resources Officer.^[3] He continues to lead as a board member of multiple corporations outside of Sun, including Autodesk,^[6] Memec, and Scottish Equity Partners Ltd.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Sun king keeps shining on Scotland". The Scotsman. 14 September 2008. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business/Sun-king-keeps-shining-on.4489688.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
2. ^ Wilson, Iain (13 July 1999). "An eight-year reign with its share of calamities and successes". The Herald (Glasgow). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/43138496.html?dids=43138496:43138496&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+13%2C+1999&author=Iain+Wilson+Chief+Reporter&pub=The+Herald&desc=An+eight-year+reign+with+its+share+of+calamities+and+successes&pqatl=google. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Schein, Edgar H. (2003). DEC is dead, long live DEC: the lasting legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 105. ISBN 9781576752258. 
4. ^ Southwick, Karen (1999). High noon: the inside story of Scott McNealy and the rise of Sun Microsystems. John Wiley and Sons. p. 19. ISBN 9780471297130. 
5. ^ Kanter, Rosabeth Moss (1995). World class: thriving locally in the global economy. Simon & Schuster. p. 368. ISBN 9780684811291. 
6. ^ "To Autodesk -- and Beyond?". BusinessWeek. May 12, 2004. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2004/tc20040512_0146_tc147.htm. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 
7. ^ "Sun Microsystems Inc.". BusinessWeek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=547660&privcapId=34903&previousCapId=34903&previousTitle=Sun%20Microsystems%20Inc.. Retrieved 3 April 2010. 

External links

• Sun Microsystems's official Crawford W. Beveridge bio

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