Eric Schmidt of Novell. He presided over a period of decline at Novell where its IPX protocol was being replaced by open TCP/IP products, while at the same time Microsoft was shipping free TCP/IP stacks in Windows 95, making Novell much less profitable. In 2001, he departed after the acquisition of Cambridge Technology Partners. Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin interviewed Schmidt. Impressed by him, they recruited Schmidt to run their company in 2001 under the guidance of venture capitalists John Doerr and Michael Moritz. In March 2001, Schmidt joined Google's board of directors as chairman, and became the company's CEO
Stephen Thompson (football chairman) approach. The club was relegated to the Scottish Championship in 2016, after they finished last in the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership. Dundee United announced in January 2018 that Thompson would be stepping down as chairman at the end of the 2017–18 season. Thompson resigned in March 2018, and announced his intention to sell his shareholding in the club. Stephen Thompson (football chairman) Stephen Thompson (born 1965 or 1966) is a Scottish businessman, who was the chairman of Scottish football club Dundee United. He is the son of former United chairman Eddie Thompson, who died of prostate cancer in October 2008. Stephen