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'''Wayne Inouye''' (born 1953) formerly served as [[Gateway Computers|Gateway]]'s president and CEO. Inouye announced his departure from Gateway on February 9, 2006.<ref name="cnet">{{cite news |title=Gateway CEO Inouye resigns |author=Dawn Kawamoto |
'''Wayne Inouye''' (born 1953) formerly served as [[Gateway Computers|Gateway]]'s president and CEO. Inouye announced his departure from Gateway on February 9, 2006.<ref name="cnet">{{cite news |title=Gateway CEO Inouye resigns |author=Dawn Kawamoto |newspaper=CNET |date=February 9, 2006 |url=http://news.cnet.com/Gateway-CEO-Inouye-resigns/2100-1014_3-6037223.html |accessdate=October 10, 2009 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025041302/http://news.cnet.com/Gateway-CEO-Inouye-resigns/2100-1014_3-6037223.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Wayne Inouye | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | CEO of Gateway Inc. |
Wayne Inouye (born 1953) formerly served as Gateway's president and CEO. Inouye announced his departure from Gateway on February 9, 2006.[1]
Biography
[edit]Inouye became president and CEO of privately held eMachines in 2001,[1] where he quickly turned the company into one of the fastest-growing, most efficient PC companies in the United States. eMachines was acquired by Gateway in March 2004.[1]
Inouye had several decades of senior executive experience, first at The Good Guys!, where he worked for 9 years, and then as senior VP of computer merchandising at Best Buy, where he worked from 1995 to 2001.[2]
He serves as the consumer merchandising & channel advisor of Fuhu, Inc. and executive officer of Fugoo, LLC.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dawn Kawamoto (February 9, 2006). "Gateway CEO Inouye resigns". CNET. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ Jay Palmer (August 9, 2004). "The Fall, and Fall, of Gateway". Smart Money. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ "Wayne R. Inouye: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
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