IBM CEO Thomas J Watson Jr. retires

29th June 1971
IBM CEO Thomas J Watson Jr. retires

Thomas J Watson Jr. was IBM's chief executive between 1956 and 1971, taking over from his father Thomas J Watson Sr.

At 11.45am on Tuesday 29th June 1971, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., announced in a telephone message to employees that he was stepping down as IBM chief executive officer.

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