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Thomas John Watson, Sr.

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USA IBM executive and art collector (1874-1956)

United StatesExecutivesLived 1874 to 1956 · aged 82
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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.

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1950doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble
1947Medal for Merit
1944Silver Buffalo Award
1937Order of the German Eagle

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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.

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United States
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Executives
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Executive
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deceased
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Lived 1874 to 1956 · aged 82
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