David Goldman (businessman)

David Goldman
Born
Alan David Goldman[1]

(1937-02-27)27 February 1937[1]
Sunderland, England
Died26 October 1999(1999-10-26) (aged 62)[2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of Sage Group
SpouseCynthia
Children2

Alan David Goldman MBE (27 February 1937 – 26 October 1999) was a co-founder of the Sage Group, the United Kingdom's largest software business.

Career

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Born in Sunderland on 27 February 1937, David Goldman trained as an accountant before moving into sales and marketing: then for 20 years he managed a small printing business known as Campbell Graphics.[3] In 1981 together with Graham Wylie, an undergraduate at Newcastle University, and Paul Muller, an American consultant, he established Sage to market a financial accounting system for small businesses.[3] In 1984, Sage launched an accounts software package for the new Amstrad PCW computer. This led to a major expansion of the business.[3]

David Goldman was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1992.[4] In 1993 Goldman was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Sunderland University.[5]

Goldman retired as Sage chief executive in 1994 and as chairman in 1997. Goldman was appointed non-executive chairman of BATM Advanced Communications in 1996.[5]

Goldman was a significant Labour Party donor in the 1997 United Kingdom general election.[6][7]

Death

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Goldman died on 26 October 1999 after a long illness.[8] A number of endowments to North East institutions were made in Goldman's name including to Newcastle University Business School,[9] Sunderland University and the Sage Gateshead.[10] Goldman was survived by his wife Cynthia and two sons – Andrew and Daniel.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alan David Goldman". Companies House. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ Harrison, Linda (28 October 1999). "Sage founder, Goldman, dies". The Register. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Tech guru who steers firm better than he does a car". The Times. 12 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "David Goldman, Sage". The Register. 29 October 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "David Goldman Career Milestones". Archived from the original on 1 October 2003.
  6. ^ "Donations of More Than pounds 5,000 to Labour in 1997". The Independent. 31 August 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ MacAskill, Ewen (6 September 1999). "Hague hits at cash hypocrisy". the Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ "David Goldman Profile". Archived from the original on 1 October 2003.
  9. ^ "The Goldman Endowment". Newcastle University Business School. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. ^ "David Goldman Endowments". Archived from the original on 1 October 2003.
  11. ^ "The Heritage". Goldrock Capital. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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