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'''Wayne Inouye''' (born 1953) formerly served as [[Gateway Computers|Gateway]]'s president & 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=9 February 2006 |url=http://news.cnet.com/Gateway-CEO-Inouye-resigns/2100-1014_3-6037223.html |accessdate=10 October 2009}}</ref>
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Inouye became president & CEO of privately held [[eMachines]] in 2001,<ref name="cnet"/> 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.<ref name="cnet"/>
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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 |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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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.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Fall, and Fall, of Gateway |author=Jay Palmer |newspaper=Smart Money |publisher= Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership. |date=9 August 2004 |url=http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/economy/The-Fall-and-Fall-of-Gateway-16205/ |accessdate=10 October 2009}}</ref>
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Inouye became president and CEO of privately held [[eMachines]] in 2001,<ref name="cnet"/> 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.<ref name="cnet"/>
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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.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Fall, and Fall, of Gateway |author=Jay Palmer |newspaper=Smart Money |publisher= Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership. |date=August 9, 2004 |url=http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/economy/The-Fall-and-Fall-of-Gateway-16205/ |accessdate=October 10, 2009}}</ref>

He serves as the consumer merchandising & channel advisor of Fuhu, Inc. and executive officer of Fugoo, LLC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=757305&privcapId=76057979&previousCapId=58913811&previousTitle=Fuhu,%20Inc.|title=Wayne R. Inouye: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 18:32, 18 October 2024

Wayne Inouye
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Occupationbusinessman
Known forCEO 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Wayne R. Inouye: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
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