Interviewee: Bob Gibson

  • Interviewee: Bob Gibson                                                        DOB: 18th May 1927

Interviewer:   Martin Garthwaite                                                  Died: August 2016            

Date of Interview: 

Role in LEO: Manager training and customer support

Joined LEO: February 1956

Abstract: Trained as electronic engineer as part of National Service.  After working as an electronic research engineer in Civil Service, recruited by LEO as trainee maintenance engineer.  Took responsibility for training customer engineers and rose to oversee all LEO training as well as managing  engineering maintenance services/  Briefly left LEO to become management consultant but returned to become head of customer services for EELM.  Retired 1988.

Repository: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/53374/Bob-Gibson-Interview/

Copyright: Leo Computers Society. 

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