In october 2006 the ceo kevin lomax, one of the companys founders, resigned and ibm veteran mike lawrie was appointed as his replacement. He later worked at financial services software company misys, instituting an innovative global strategy. Csc names mike lawrie ceo washington business journal. Mike lawrie has served as chairman of our board of directors since the launch of perspecta in may 2018. Lawrie was a partner with valueact capital, a san franciscobased private investment firm, and served as chief executive officer of siebel systems inc.
But amid a flurry of takeover talks, the resignation of thenboss mike lawrie cast. Lawrie was at the helm of british software firm misys for five years after working for ibm for more than 25 years. Swiss software company temenos pulled out of merger talks with rival. Misys has named mike lawrie, a veteran of the software and it industry, as its new chief executive. Ln thursday posted a sharp rise in halfyear net profit and said expansion into. Misys is in talks with us suitor over takeover this is money. British software group misys is expected to announce a major strategic gamble this week. Finastra is a financial technology company based in london. The csc board of directors also announced that rodney chase. Misys ceo departure cuts chance of rival deal reuters. The appointment follows the resignation of company founder kevin lomax earlier this.
Misys appoints mike lawrie as group chief exec money. View mike lawrie s professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers. Mike lawrie, chief executive of misys discusses the companys first set of results and its plans for the future since he joined the software and led a boardroom. In 1994 misys entered the banking software space by purchasing kapiti ltd. Lawrie succeeds michael laphen, who is retiring as ceo and chairman. For the chief executive of misys, the british software company that makes the western worlds most widely adopted banking software, it was a double whammy. Mike lawrie for the job, several sources familiar with the matter said. Csc appoints mike lawrie president and chief executive. Lawrie is currently chief executive officer of ukbased misys plc, a global leader of it solutions for the financial services industry publicly traded on the london stock exchange. Mike lawrie has extensive global experience in the it and software industry including 27 years at ibm where he served as senior vice president and group. Mike lawrie joins misys as group chief executive global. Mike lawrie is former president at applabs technologies pvt ltd.
The banking software group confirmed to the stock exchange on. Lawrie, who built an integrated, total solutionoriented strategy at misys, knows firsthand that being able to provide the size and scope of a broadbased it integrator and solution provider is an. Mike lawrie has served as chairman of our board of directors since the launch of. Misys banking division issues a shock profit warning. View mike lawries profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Misys makes software for banks and financial services. Misys chief executive mike lawrie s move to a new job has reduced the chance of a rival bid derailing the software makers takeover of swiss rival temenos, a deal seen by some analysts as a. Lawrie has extensive global experience in the it and software. Lawrie has extensive global experience in the it and software industry.
Mike lawrie quits misys to become the president and ceo of csc. Mike lawrie has been ceo of ukbased misys plc, a financialservices solutions provider, for the past six years. Lawrie has served as chief executive officer of ukbased misys plc, a leading global it solutions provider. The purchase of multiple companies in respective markets by misys under the leadership of kevin lomax chairman andor ceo 19852006 allowed misys to become a software supplier to the us healthcare industry, to banks worldwide and to fund managers worldwide. Mike lawrie right, the onetime ibm executive who tried and failed to turn around siebel systems now part of oracle is back in management with a british outfit, misys, and betting on open. Csc appoints mike lawrie president and chief executive officer. Ahead of the deal, allscripts majority owner, british software company misys msy. Lawrie was previously the ceo of csc and prior to that, he worked for ukbased it solutions provider, misys. Lawrie served as the executive chairman of allscripts misys healthcare solutions, inc.
Misys has appointed mike lawrie as group chief executive following the resignation of kevin lomax earlier this month, effective from november 1. The board of misys plc says that mike lawrie will join the board as group chief executive with effect from 1 november 2006. Mike lawrie, the group chief executive of misys, the banking and healthcare software company, appears to be well on his way to implementing the turnaround that eluded him during a short stint at siebel in 2005. Misys ceo mike lawrie said his customers will be given a choice between continuing with misys software or going with some of the best of breed products from allscripts.
Mike lawrie, former president at applabs technologies pvt. Falls churchbased csc has named mike lawrie president and ceo. Chief executive mike lawrie s decision to leave misys at the end of march has reduced the chance of a rival bid derailing the software makers takeover of swiss rival temenos. Michael mike lawrie leaves his post as chief executive officer at the it outsourcing giant after less than two and a half years in the role, effective immediately. Uk bankingtohealthcare software firm misys has named ibm veteran mike lawrie as its new group chief executive. He brings a wealth of it and software industry expertise to the role and the board is confident that he is the ideal candidate to drive the company forward and deliver value for all stakeholders. The appointment follows the collapse of takeover talks. The federal suit for seven counts of breach of contract, accuses ceo mike lawrie of a bullying, toxic management. Its name is temenos, and the geneva, switzerlandbased company has targeted customers of its banking software division. He also served as chief executive officer of siebel systems, inc. Misys ceo mike lawrie has a problem with his plan to turn the company around.
Misys chief executive, mike lawrie on his interim results. Mike lawrie is former chairmanpresidentceo at dxc technology co. The company has since had a more troubled time, culminating in mr lomax giving way to new chief executive mike lawrie last november. Microsoft urged to put mulally, lawrie on ceo shortlist. Mike lawrie joined the cscs board of directors on february 7, 2012. Mike lawrie is understood to have planned misys s shift into open source. Last year, he led a csc merger with the services business. Lawrie is currently chief executive officer of ukbased misys plc, a global. He also said valueactcvc was curious, as valueact, which holds a 21. After much discussion, it will be taken over by vista. Lawrie serves as chairman, president and ceo of dxc technology company dxc, a position he has held since april 2017. Lawrie was a general partner with valueact capital, a san franciscobased private investment firm, from 2005 2006. Lawrie previously served as the president and chief executive officer of computer sciences corporation csc.