Biography

I joined IBM in 1968 as an instructor at Lodge Road and spent much of the next 15 years in Customer Education before joining the European PC Organization in 1983.  From 1987 I worked on various advanced development projects (LPEX, Object REXX, P2P, Lotus SameTime) - in Winchester, Hursley and Lotus Research Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

My last 5 years in IBM were spent as a Java specialist, and since retiring I have been a Java consultant for various small companies.  I am currently a postgraduate student at Birbeck College, University of London, pursuing an MA in History of Film and Visual Media.

Election Statement

Soon after I retired in January 2000, I became aware of apparent irregularities in the administration of the IBM UK Pension Plans. As a result I made a series of formal complaints which are currently being considered by the Pensions Ombudsman. I was also instrumental in setting up the Association of Members of IBM UK Pension Plans (AMIPP). You can read the details of my complaint on the Association's web-site at www.amipp.org.uk by following the complaints link.

It should be clear from my complaint that I believe that:

(a)    IBM's recent actions with respect to pensions constitute a breach of trust

(b)   the Trustee has acquiesced where it should have protested

(c)    IBM's dominance of the Trustee should be curtailed

While I hope that the Ombudsman will uphold my complaints, there needs to be a radical change of heart by the Trustee. If elected I shall attempt to ensure that such a change occurs.

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