Tarrnie Williams
| Tryon "Tarrnie" M. Williams | |
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| Born |
November 11, 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | work in IBM; Distinctive Software, Inc; Electronic Arts; International Murex; YM BioSciences; PNI Digital Media; Bingo.com; Shoal Games Ltd. |
Tryon "Tarrnie" M. Williams (born November 11, 1940) is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Canada's first publicly traded software company, Sydney Development Corporation formed in 1978. From 1987 to 1991 he was President and CEO of Distinctive Software Inc. of Vancouver and, upon the acquisition of that company by Electronic Arts Inc., North America's largest publisher of interactive software, he became President and CEO of Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc. Mr. Williams has considerable experience in the fields of computer and video games, biotechnology, real estate, and computer technology. He has over 40 years of leading technology ventures to success. Recipient of lifetime achievement award for contributions in technology. Co-founded and led companies to exits of more than $850 million.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he traveled to western Canada early in life. He obtained an B.Sc (Mathematics) in 1963 from the University of Alberta subsequent to three years of mechanical engineering at McGill University in Québec. After university he first worked as an actuarial student for Standard Life Insurance Corporation in Montréal followed by two years in sales in the mutual fund industry.
In 1965, Mr. Williams joined the Canadian Corporation for the World Exposition (Expo 67) as a Project Manager responsible for multiple projects in the field of communications and computers. The expertise obtained in completing projects on time and on budget has proven invaluable to Mr. Williams over the years.
He then moved to Vancouver and joined IBM where he worked for 10 years initially in systems design, then sales, then management education and finally in various management roles.
Mr. Williams resigned from IBM in 1978 to found Canada's first public software company, Sydney Development Corporation ("SDC"), initially developing an online real-time project management system for mainframe computers; then various different business applications for mini computers; and eventually becoming the first developer and publisher of computer games for microcomputers in Canada. SDC was the fastest growing public company in Canada in the five-year period 1978 to 1983 with fiscal year 1983 revenues of $21 million (in today's dollars $50 million).
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