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Jack Noonan

President and Chief Executive Officer
SPSS Inc.
Jack Noonan became president and chief executive officer of SPSS Inc. in January 1992. Since joining the company, Noonan's technological vision and direction have taken the company from a small, start-up entrepreneurial organization, with a single product offering, to an intelligent, business-minded public company with over 40 product offerings. Noonan's strategy of combining internal development with acquisitions is instrumental in the company's growth. Today, SPSS Inc. is a leading provider of analytical software and services.

Noonan brings more than 30 years of experience in several key areas of the computer industry. Most recently, he was president and chief executive officer of Microrim Corp., a privately held developer of database software products in Bellevue, Wash. He began his computer industry career in 1967, working in field engineering and systems development for IBM Corp. He remained at IBM for the next decade before moving to Amdahl Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., makers of large computer systems. At Amdahl, Noonan assumed such responsibilities in software development, marketing and customer service. The last position he held was Vice President of Corporate Product Support and Services. In 1985, he joined Los Angeles-based Candle Corp. as Vice President of Technical Services, the company's engineering and support services division. A year later he was named Vice President, Product Group, overseeing marketing, product development, planning and delivery.