Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Micros Systems Inc. / MCRS

Micros machines at the Silver Diner in BWI Airport.

Micros machines at the Silver Diner in BWI Airport. (Photo: Shira Yudkoff - washingtonpost.com)

About Micros Systems Inc.

7031 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia, Md. 21046
www.micros.com | 443-285-6000 | Founded: 1977

Industry: Information Technology | Category: Top 100 Companies

Hotels, restaurants, casinos and retailers worldwide buy software and computers from Micros Systems. In the past year, the company closed its $13.5 million purchase of Check-in Data, a Swiss distributor of Micros products. It also put increased focus on the retail market, combining three of its subsidiaries into a new retail division. It continues to sign new clients, including Burger King, Big Boy Restaurants, Auntie Anne's and TGI Friday's.

Chairman and CEO: A. L. Giannopoulos

Chairman and CEO: A. L. Giannopoulos

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 4,360 | Local employees: 825

Company Leadership

Louis Brown Vice Chairman
B. Gary Dando Director
A. L. Giannopoulos Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
John G. Puente Director
Dwight S. Taylor Director
William S. Watson Director
A. L. Giannopoulos Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gary C. Kaufman Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..

A. L. Giannopoulos
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
$3,828,256
Salary: $1,500,000
Gary C. Kaufman
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
$3,075,015
Salary: $760,000

Did You Know

SUPERSIZED: The most ubiquitous Micros product is the touch-screen computer used by servers in restaurants. There are 310,000, found in establishments on all seven continents.

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