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Michael Cowpland was born on 23 April, 1943 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England, is a British businessman. Discover Michael Cowpland's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Entrepreneur and business executive |
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80 years old |
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Taurus |
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23 April, 1943 |
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23 April |
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Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
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He is a member of famous Founder with the age 80 years old group.
Michael Cowpland Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Michael Cowpland Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Cowpland worth at the age of 80 years old? Michael Cowpland’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. He is from . We have estimated Michael Cowpland's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Michael Cowpland (born April 23, 1943 in Bexhill-on-Sea) is a British-born entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder and one-time president, chairman and CEO of Corel, a Canadian software company.
Cowpland worked for Bell Northern Research (later part of Nortel Networks), then MicroSystems International.
In 1973, Cowpland and Terry Matthews founded Mitel Corporation, a company that developed and sold electronic PBX systems.
Initial success made both founders millionaires.
Sales peaked at $250 million, but over-expansion and development problems saw the company bought by British Telecom.
Both Cowpland and Matthews left the company in 1984 amid disagreements with the owners.
Matthews went on to found Newbridge Networks, while Cowpland launched Cowpland Research Laboratory (soon Corel) in Ottawa in 1985.
At first, the company sold DTP workstations, but success did not arrive until the launch of the graphics software CorelDRAW in 1989.
He was married to his first wife Darlene until 1991 when they divorced.
They have two daughters, Paula and Christine.
In 1992, he married his second wife, Marlen Cowpland.
The couple live in a $14-million 1,800-square-metre house in Rockcliffe Park, Ontario.
In 1996, he offered a challenge to Microsoft with a move into productivity software, acquiring WordPerfect from Novell for $158 million.
However this was unsuccessful as Microsoft managed to get many new computers loaded with Microsoft Word along with Windows.
The company also made unsuccessful forays into CAD, videoconferencing, Java, Linux and other developments.
He was investigated by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) in 1999–2000 regarding allegations that he had used insider information to sell $20 million in Corel shares at $8/share shortly before the company posted disappointing results.
Subsequent to Cowpland's alleged insider sale at $8, Corel shares hit a peak of $60/share around November 1999, during the height of the Linux boom when Corel's Desktop Linux was seen to be a potential rival to Microsoft Windows.
After an unsuccessful attempt to buy Borland with a view to creating a critical mass for Linux, Cowpland left Corel in August 2000, and moved on to buy control of ZIM corporation, a database and mobile content company which is listed on the NASDAQ bulletin board (ZIMCF).
The two sides settled the case in 2003, with Cowpland agreeing to pay $575,000.
