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*He sold the consulting firm to his sister, [[Rose Cove-Houghton]], upon leaving | *He sold the consulting firm to his sister, [[Rose Cove-Houghton]], upon leaving | ||
*Is known to have a great understanding of tech, especially the security needs of [[key]] and encryption tech | *Is known to have a great understanding of tech, especially the security needs of [[key]] and encryption tech | ||
* | *However, does not possess great finesse in the subtleties of business. | ||
{| border="0" cellpadding="10" width="70%" style="border: 2px solid #ddddff; | *In late April 2006, came under fire as having very little ability to make decisions without first consulting the board of directors (and, more specifically, [[Jonathan Smart]].) | ||
*May be planning to resign his post. | |||
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|"I've known Walter for many years now, and I know that the brain in his head understands the way our society is moving and adapting to technology like nobody's business. We've got some challenges ahead of us." | |"I've known Walter for many years now, and I know that the brain in his head understands the way our society is moving and adapting to technology like nobody's business. We've got some challenges ahead of us." | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*'''Perplex City Sentinel''' | *'''Perplex City Sentinel''' | ||
**article, 09-JUN-05 "[[PCBC]] Heir-Apparent for CEO Post Chosen" | **article, 09-JUN-05 "[[PCBC]] Heir-Apparent for CEO Post Chosen" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/pcbc_heirappare.html}} | ||
**article, 06-OCT-05 "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Jonathan Smart]]" | **article, 06-OCT-05 "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Jonathan Smart]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/10/iona_interviews_8.html}} | ||
**letters, 19-JAN-06 "Sexual Politics" | **letters, 19-JAN-06 "Sexual Politics" | ||
**article, 27-APR-06 "[[PCBC]] [[Walter Cove-Houghton|CEO]] to Resign Amid [[Jonathan Smart|Board]] [[Cory Clary|Strife]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/04/pcbc_ceo_to_res.html}} | |||
Latest revision as of 19:22, 12 June 2007
General
- Was chosen to be the CEO of PCBC, by Jonathan Smart.
- Beat out Senior Managing Director Giordana Moore of the PCX, and PCBC COO Trip Scott
- Served as CTO of PCBC for the last four years
- Before joining the PCBC, was president of his own security firm, Cove-Houghton Consulting, founded in 248.
- He sold the consulting firm to his sister, Rose Cove-Houghton, upon leaving
- Is known to have a great understanding of tech, especially the security needs of key and encryption tech
- However, does not possess great finesse in the subtleties of business.
- In late April 2006, came under fire as having very little ability to make decisions without first consulting the board of directors (and, more specifically, Jonathan Smart.)
- May be planning to resign his post.
| "I've known Walter for many years now, and I know that the brain in his head understands the way our society is moving and adapting to technology like nobody's business. We've got some challenges ahead of us."
--Jonathan Smart, former CEO, PCBC. |
