Christopher O'Malley

Christopher O'Malley
Born (1963-01-24) January 24, 1963
Mound, Minnesota
Nationality American  United States
Education University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Occupation President and CEO at Compuware[1]
Website O'Malley's Web page

Christopher O'Malley (born January 24, 1963) is the current CEO of Compuware Corporation,[1][2] an American software company headquartered in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.[3] He is best known for his advocacy of the mainframe platform in industry.[4][5][6]

Career

Christopher O’Malley became President and CEO of Compuware in December 2014[7][8][9] after serving as its President of mainframe operations for six months.[10] His nomination came soon after the acquisition of the company by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion[11] and its split of mainframe business into a new company.[12]

O'Malley has held senior management and board member positions in a number of IT companies, including Bluenog (December 2009 – present),[13] Nimsoft, Inc. (April 2011 - July 2012),[14] YJT Solutions (July 2012 - March 2015),[15] and VelociData, Inc. (September 2012 – present).[16] He has also founded Christopher Ventures LLC established in July 2012.[17]

From October 1988 to July 2010, O’Malley served at CA Technologies as Senior Vice President of sales, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Mainframe Business Unit, Executive Vice President of cloud products and solutions business line, Executive Vice President and General Manager of growth enterprises and General Manager of growth markets CSU.[18][19][20]

References

  1. 1 2 Lauren Abdel-Razzaq (18 December 2014). "Compuware deal splits company in 2; new CEO named". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Meet The Leadership Team". Compuware. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Compuware World Headquarters". Emporis. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Joab Jackson (16 December 2014). "Compuware returns to mainframe roots". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Mary E. Shacklett (21 May 2009). "The Mainframe Revival: An Interview With CA's Chris O'Malley". Enterprise Systems Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Jordan Novet (5 January 2015). "Compuware's new software helps young devs tame mainframe data for analytics, mobile apps". Venturebeat. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ↑ JC Reindl (28 December 2014). "New CEO wants Compuware to be greyhound, not bulldog". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Kristina LeBlanc. "BMC and Compuware Partner to Help Customers Dramatically Improve IBM z Systems Economics". The Detroit News. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Denny Yost (24 September 2014). "Compuware's Chris O'Malley Shares His Vision of "Mainframe's Next 50 Years"". Enterprise Executive. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Compuware Names Christopher O'Malley President of Mainframe Operations". Enterprise Systems Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Tess Stynes (2 September 2014). "Compuware to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Tom Hendersen (10 September 2014). "Compuware to split off mainframe business into new company". Crain Communications. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bluenog Board of Directors". Bluenog. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  14. ↑ John Gallant (13 December 2011). "Q&A: Nimsoft CEO Chris O'Malley touts new 'supply chain of IT'". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. ↑ YJT Solutions (5 September 2012). "YJT Solutions Welcomes New Board Member". PR Newswire. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  16. ↑ Christopher O'Malley (11 May 2013). "Why I Joined the VelociData Board". Velocidata. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Christopher Ventures LLC". Christopher Venture. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "CA Names Chris O'Malley Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mainframe Business Unit". CA Inc. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Charles Babcock (17 May 2010). "CA Technologies Unveils Cloud Management Suite". InformationWeek. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "CA to Acquire Nimsoft". JMI Equity. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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