Editing BMC Software (section)

== Directors and staff ==

The company was founded by John J. Moores in 1980.<ref name="nytanbo">{{cite news|last=Myerson|first=Allen R.|date=November 30, 1997|title=A New Breed of Wildcatter for the 90's|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/business/a-new-breed-of-wildcatter-for-the-90-s.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=August 9, 2009}}</ref> Richard A. Hosley II was president and chief executive officer of BMC Software, Inc. from October 1987 until April 1990. Shortly after becoming president, Hosley took the company public in 1988. Hosley was succeeded by Max Watson Jr. in April 1990.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Confessions of a Stock Broker|date=1972|publisher=Littlebrown|isbn=978-0-7181-1041-3|ol=7837855M}}</ref> Max Watson Jr. was chairman and chief executive officer of BMC Software from April 1990 to January 2001.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 10, 2009|title=Max P. Watson|work=Forbes|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/max-p-watson/38427|url-status=dead|access-date=August 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723234122/http://people.forbes.com/profile/max-p-watson/38427|archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref>

In 2001, BMC appointed the company director, Garland Cupp, as chairman, succeeding Max Watson, who quit the post in January 2001.<ref name="nytnbd">{{cite news|last=Connell|first=James|date=May 2, 2001|title=Tech Brief:NEW BMC DIRECTOR|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/02/business/worldbusiness/02iht-a15.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518043516/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/02/business/worldbusiness/02iht-a15.html|archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> Watson was succeeded as chairman and CEO by BMC's former senior vice president of product management and development, Robert Beauchamp.<ref name="fundinguniverse">{{cite web|title=BMC Software, Inc. -- Company History|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/BMC-Software-Inc-Company-History.html|access-date=September 7, 2009|work=Funding Universe}}</ref>

In December 2016, Peter Leav succeeded Bob Beauchamp as president and chief executive officer.<ref name="eWeekLeav">{{cite news|last=Preimesberger|first=Chris|date=December 12, 2016|title=BMC Makes Change at Top, Selects Former Polycom CEO|work=eWeek|url=http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/bmc-makes-change-top-selects-former-polycom-ceo.html}}</ref> In October 2019, Ayman Sayed was named as President and CEO of BMC Software.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gagliordi|first=Natalie|title=BMC Software taps CA Technologies exec for permanent CEO position|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/bmc-software-taps-ca-technologies-exec-for-permanent-ceo-position/|access-date=2020-03-27|website=ZDNet|language=en}}</ref>