Wayne Inouye
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Wayne Inouye formerly served as Gateway's president & CEO. Inouye announced his departure from Gateway on February 9, 2006.
in 2001, where he quickly turned the company into one of the fastest-growing, most efficient PC companies in the United States. eMachines was acquired by Gateway in March 2004.
Inouye had several decades of senior executive experience, first at The Good Guys!
, where he worked for 9 years, and then as Senior VP of computer merchandising at Best Buy
, where he worked from 1995 to 2001.
Biography
Inouye became president & CEO of privately held eMachinesEMachines
eMachines is a brand of entry level PCs, based in Irvine, California. eMachines employed about 135 employees and sold between 1 to 2 million computers each year before its purchase on January 30, 2004, by rival Gateway Computers...
in 2001, where he quickly turned the company into one of the fastest-growing, most efficient PC companies in the United States. eMachines was acquired by Gateway in March 2004.
Inouye had several decades of senior executive experience, first at The Good Guys!
The Good Guys!
Good Guys was a chain of consumer electronics retail stores with 71 stores in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The company was headquartered in Brisbane, California in the Dakin Building in the early-1990s and subsequently in Alameda, California until it was bought in late 2003 by...
, where he worked for 9 years, and then as Senior VP of computer merchandising at Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
, where he worked from 1995 to 2001.