Darl McBride
Darl McBride | |
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Born | Entrepreneur | November 24, 1959
Known for | CEO of Shout, former CEO of SCO Group |
Spouse | Andrea Kimball McBride |
Children | 7 |
Website | darlmcbride |
Darl Charles McBride (born 1959) is an
Early life and education
McBride graduated from
McBride is fluent in Japanese and spent two years in Japan as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
Early career
From 1988 to 1996, McBride was a manager at
IKON fired him in 1998 after his involvement in the execution of 33 business acquisitions.[4] McBride then sued IKON for $10 million, claiming breach of contract, nonpayment of wages, and fraud. IKON counter-sued, and the case was eventually settled.
McBride was subsequently involved in two startups: SBI and Company, a professional services company, which he founded and served as CEO, and later
Leadership of The SCO Group
McBride has been controversial in the
Ty Mattingly, a former Novell Executive Vice President and co-worker of McBride was quoted as saying, "Congratulations. In a few short months you've dethroned Bill Gates as the most hated man in the industry."[6] McBride claimed he received death threats as a result of the SCO-IBM lawsuits, and had a package of worms mailed to his home, prompting him to carry a firearm and to employ multiple bodyguards.[4] During an interview, when asked about the popularity of the lawsuit against IBM, McBride answered: "We're either right or we're not. If we're wrong, we deserve people throwing rocks at us."[7]
Under McBride's leadership, SCO saw a surge in stock price from under $2 in March 2003 to over $20 just six months later. Following several adverse rulings issued by the United States District Court in Utah, SCO's stock value dropped to under $1. On April 27, 2007,
On August 10, 2007, the United States District Court in Utah issued a ruling that
On December 21, 2007, SCO received a NASDAQ delisting notice and trading was suspended on December 27, 2007.[10] The stock price was $0.12 per share.
One of the reorganization plans put forward by SCO as part of its bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware required McBride to resign from SCO. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SCO and SNCP (Stephen Norris & Co. Capital Partners) included the note that "upon the effective date of the Proposed Plan of Reorganization, the existing CEO of the Company, Darl McBride, will resign immediately." The plan called for "a favorable resolution of the Novell/IBM Litigation".[11] The plan was withdrawn by SCO following objections which highlighted the lack of detail given to the court and other interested parties about the plan.
On October 14, 2009, McBride was terminated as Chief Executive Officer and President of The SCO Group.[12][13]
Subsequent career
On April 9, 2010 McBride purchased the SCO Mobility intellectual property from The SCO Group for $100,000.[14]
The company is now known as Me Inc. and as of June 2011, McBride was president and CEO.[15]
McBride is currently[when?] developing mobile app SHOUT, a free trivia game that integrates with live sporting events and awards winners with cash and other prizes. The app has a deal with Deron Williams as its first celebrity endorser.[citation needed][16]
On December 12, 2020 McBride filed for personal bankruptcy in Nevada.[17]
References
- ^ http://www.groklaw.net/pdf4/IBM-1162.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "SCO so despised that chief is armed". Deseret News. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- Novell, Inc. Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ a b c Stone, Brad (July 2004). "The Linux Killer". Wired. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- ^ "Darl McBride – President and Chief Executive Officer". The SCO Group. Archived from the original on 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- ^ Torode, Christina (2003-11-14). "Top 25 Executives: Darl McBride, President and CEO, The SCO Group". CRN. Archived from the original on 2004-02-02. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- ^ "CRN Interview: SCO CEO Defends $1 Billion Lawsuit Against IBM". CRN. 2003-04-24. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Orchard, Jeremy. "Xinuos". Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
- ^ The SCO Group Files Chapter 11 to Protect Assets as It Addresses Potential Financial and Legal Challenges Archived September 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. The SCO Group, Inc. press release, September 14, 2007
- ^ "SCO Receives Nasdaq Notice Letter". 2007-12-27. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "SCO CEO Darl McBride is on his way out". Retrieved June 1, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Form 8-K for SCO GROUP INC: Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Other Events, Financial Statements". Yahoo! Finance. October 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009.
- ^ "SCO sacks Darl McBride". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Darl Buys (Not Licenses) SCO's Mobility Assets for $100,000". Groklaw. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Darl McBride". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Deron Williams on Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ "DARL CHARLES MCBRIDE Case Summary". UniCourt. Retrieved 2023-03-04.