CSC's 50th anniversary celebration kicked off on April 16, 2009, as Mike Laphen, Chairman and CEO, joined nine employee representatives from around the world to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). One of the most familiar features of the NYSE, the bells signals the beginning and ending of trading each business day.
See photo of the 2009 NYSE bell ringing
In 1963, when our founders Fletcher Jones and Roy Nutt took CSC public, it became the first software company to be traded on the Pacific and American stock exchanges. Five years later, in 1968, CSC became the first independent IT services company to be listed on the NYSE.
The nine employees joining Mr. Laphen for the ringing of the bell included representatives from Asia, Australia, Europe, India, Latin America and North America, as well as CSC's longest-serving employee and a three-time recipient of the Chairman's Award of Excellence.
View a photo gallery of events on April 16, 2009.
