Eckhard Pfeiffer
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Eckhard Pfeiffer is a German-American businessman best known for serving as CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation during its rapid expansion in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eckhard Pfeiffer canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
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businessperson ⓘ chief executive officer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chief Executive Magazine CEO of the Year
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surface form:
Chief Executive of the Year (Chief Executive magazine)
Financial Times Person of the Year 2003 ⓘ
surface form:
Financial Times Man of the Year
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| boardMemberOf |
General Motors
ⓘ
Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ
surface form:
Hughes Electronics
Northern Telecom ⓘ
surface form:
Nortel Networks
Vodafone Group ⓘ
surface form:
Vodafone AirTouch
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| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-08-20 ⓘ |
| degree | business administration ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Cologne ⓘ |
| employer |
Compaq
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surface form:
Compaq Computer Corporation
Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century business leaders ⓘ |
| familyName | Pfeiffer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer industry
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information technology ⓘ |
| givenName | Eckhard ⓘ |
| industry |
enterprise computing
ⓘ
personal computers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Leading Compaq’s rapid expansion in the 1990s
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Transforming Compaq into a major global PC manufacturer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| name | Eckhard Pfeiffer self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of Compaq Computer Corporation during the 1990s ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
corporate director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zwickau ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive Officer of Compaq Computer Corporation
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Executive at Texas Instruments Europe ⓘ |
| positionHeldEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| positionHeldStart | 1991 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rod Canion ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| strategicAction |
Expanded Compaq’s presence in enterprise servers and services
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Oversaw Compaq’s acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Michael Capellas ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | 1990s ⓘ |
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