Andrew Spybey outside the Mill at Maynard, Massachusetts, headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation c. 1990. Andrew started his career at Digital, now part of HP, in 1986 as an intern Press Officer. He subsequently re-joined the company on graduation in 1989, rising to the position of UK Public Relations Manager at the age of 24.

Ken Olsen was co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation. In 2006, Fortune Magazine described Ken as “arguably the most successful entrepreneur in the history of American business” in addition to his well-established credentials as an engineer, innovator and leader. Here he is pictured outside The Mill at Maynard, Massachusetts, Digital’s corporate headquarters.

Kenneth H. Olsen (1926 - 2011)

Andrew Spybey at Digital’s UK headquarters, Reading c. 1986. Inside the data centre.

Andrew Spybey at Digital’s UK headquarters, Reading c. 1986. Inside the data centre.