Michael O'Regan
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Michael O'Regan was the co-founder of RM plc
.
O'Regan graduated with an economics
degree from Cambridge University
.
In 1973, with Mike Fischer
(who had an physics
degree from Oxford), O'Regan co-founded Research Machines, a British
microcomputer
and then software company for the educational market. He was an executive director until 1992, when he became a non-executive director. He has been a non-executive director of a number of other companies as well, including the Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trust.
O'Regan was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford Brookes University
in 1999,. With RM co-founder, Mike Fischer
O'Regan was awarded an honorary degree by the Open University
in 2002.
O'Regan was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
in 2000.
RM plc
RM plc is a British company specialising in providing products and services to schools, colleges, universities and government education departments & agencies...
.
O'Regan graduated with an economics
Economics
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degree from Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
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.
In 1973, with Mike Fischer
Mike Fischer
Mike David Fischer CBE is the co-founder of the computer company RM plc.Fischer graduated with a physics degree from Oxford University. In 1973, with Mike O'Regan , Fischer co-founded Research Machines, a British microcomputer and then software company for the educational market...
(who had an physics
Physics
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degree from Oxford), O'Regan co-founded Research Machines, a British
United Kingdom
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microcomputer
Microcomputer
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and then software company for the educational market. He was an executive director until 1992, when he became a non-executive director. He has been a non-executive director of a number of other companies as well, including the Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trust.
O'Regan was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
in 1999,. With RM co-founder, Mike Fischer
Mike Fischer
Mike David Fischer CBE is the co-founder of the computer company RM plc.Fischer graduated with a physics degree from Oxford University. In 1973, with Mike O'Regan , Fischer co-founded Research Machines, a British microcomputer and then software company for the educational market...
O'Regan was awarded an honorary degree by the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
in 2002.
O'Regan was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours is a part of the British honours system, being a civic occasion on the celebration of the Queen's Official Birthday in which new members of most Commonwealth Realms honours are named. The awards are presented by the reigning monarch or head of state, currently Queen...
in 2000.