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Nov 9, 2016 · One of the true titans of Ottawa’s “golden generation” of high-tech leaders, Michael Potter took a small consulting company named Quasar Systems, renamed it Cognos and built it into the city’s preeminent software firm in the 1980s and ’90s.
Michael U. Potter joined Cognos in 1972, and was its chief executive officer from 1975 until 1995. It began as a consulting company for the Canadian federal government and offered its first software product, QUIZ, in 1979.
Oct 11, 2016 · Mr. Potter, who led Cognos for two decades and turned it into one of the largest software companies in this city’s history, is the Ottawa Business Journal-Ottawa Chamber of Commerce 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Jun 20, 2017 · Michael Potter, who transformed an Ottawa software company into a billion-dollar enterprise, was recognized for his decades of business leadership and philanthropic endeavors late last week and officially inducted into the Plaza of Honour outside the World Exchange Plaza.
Vintage Wings of Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization, with a collection of historically significant aircraft. The facility is located at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by former Cognos CEO and philanthropist Michael U. Potter.
Jan 24, 2011 · The adventuresome nature of Michael Potter takes him from land to sea and up in the air to pursue his exciting interests. His savvy business sense is evident in his role as a successful Ottawa entrepreneur and the former CEO of Cognos Inc., but it is his role as a father to three strong-minded daughters that he cherishes the most. Michael ...
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Aug 13, 2017 · Another Englishman, Michael Potter, showed every bit as much entrepreneurial flair in the early 1970s by acquiring a consulting shop, then transforming it into Cognos, which became the...
