"John A. Young" is Vice Chairman of the Board of Novell since April 1997. Young was acting Chairman of the Novell Board of Directors from August 1996 until April 1997.

John A. Young succeeded William Hewlett as president of Hewlett-Packard in 1977, and as chief executive officer in 1978. In 1992, he retired from his position as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, a position he held for fifteen years. He has had a long association with competitiveness issues, having chaired President Reagan's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness and founded the Council on Competitiveness in 1986. Young is also a director of Affymetrix, Chevron Corporation, International Integration, Inc., Lucent Technology, Smith Kline Beecham plc, and Wells Fargo & Co., and is a member of The Business Council. William Reddington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Young received his bachelor's degree from Oregon State University in 1953 where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and an MBA from Stanford University. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public research and degree-granting four-year university located in Corvallis, Oregon. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... ATΩ (Alpha Tau Omega) annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters and total number of members. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in Stanford, California, USA. Located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, Stanford lies at the...