Kenneth Simonds

Kenneth Wayne Simonds
Born May 5, 1935
Kingsport, TN
Died October 11, 2009
Indian Wells, CA
Years active 1958-1993
Employer IBM, Amdahl, Teradata
Spouse(s) Sarah R. Simonds (1935)
Children 5

Kenneth Wayne Simonds (May 5, 1935 – October 11, 2009) was an American businessman.[1]

Life

He began his career in 1958 at IBM and was the youngest IBM manager when promoted to Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was an executive with Amdahl Corporation, starting as director of market operations in 1975.[2] He joined Teradata in 1984, and became chief executive in 1986, through its initial public offering in 1987 and sale to NCR Corporation in 1991 for $250 million.[3][4]

Personal life

1935-1975

Kenneth and his wife Sarah on their wedding day

Kenneth Wayne Simonds was born to Pauline and Wayne Simonds May 5, 1935. In his earlier childhood, he was in Boy Scouts. In 1949 he attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee[5] where he played many sports including football and track. He graduated high school in 1953. He attended George Washington University for a year on a football scholarship but later transferred to East Tennessee State University and in 1957 graduated from with a BS in business. Later that year, he would meet his wife Sarah “Sally” Simonds in IBM classes. In 1958 he married Sarah in Columbus, Ohio. In 1959 their first child, Robert, was born and they went on to have four other children Cindy, David, Joe and, Kenneth Jr.[1] In 1975 they moved to Los Altos, California.

1980-2009

Simonds playing golf

In the mid 1980s, the Simonds family moved to Manhattan Beach, California and after retirement from Teradata, they moved to Indian Wells, California in 1993. He purchased a Palm Desert golf practice facility in the mid 1990s and named it “The Golf Center.” He was an assistant coach for Palm Desert High School football during the 2000 season. He died October 11, 2009 at his home in Indian Wells. His funeral was held at Southwest Church in Palm Desert, CA.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenneth Wayne Simonds". The Desert Sun. October 15, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ 470V/6 Costs Less. Computerworld. IDG Enterprise. October 1, 1975. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Richard W. Stevenson (June 2, 1991). "Making a Difference - Whirlwind Courtship". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Enterprise, I. D. G. (1989-05-08). Computerworld. IDG Enterprise.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Kenneth W. Simonds*". Retrieved 2017-06-24.


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