William Norris (CEO), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Norris (CEO)

CEO of Control Data Corporation

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 21-Aug-2006

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

William Charles Norris (July 14, 1911 near Red Cloud, Nebraska – August 21, 2006) was an American business executive.
He was the CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world.
He is famous for taking on IBM in a head-on fight and winning, as well as being a social activist who used Control Data's expansion in the late 1960s to bring jobs and training to inner cities and disadvantaged communities.