John H. Sykes is an American businessman who is the founder of Sykes Enterprises Incorporated (NASDAQ listing SYKE). Sykes was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended High Point University and Queens University of Charlotte, as well as Rollins College. [1] He serves a Chairman Emeritus of Sykes Inc. and remains active in the Tampa ...

John H. Sykes, chairman emeritus of Sykes Enterprises Inc., retired as of Dec. 31, 2004 after 27 years overseeing the international company.

John H. Sykes began his entrepreneur endeavors in 1977 when he founded Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm grew from its infancy to become one of the largest customer service support companies in the world.

Sykes was founded in 1977 by John H. Sykes in Charlotte, North Carolina to provide engineering and design services to large corporations. [4] Companies such as IBM , AT&T , and Texas Instruments were among Sykes' first clients.

May 31, 2010 · John Sykes is long gone from running Sykes Enterprises. But he's still creating businesses - from financial services to horse breeding - because that's who he is.

Aug 28, 2005 · John H. Sykes, Tampa entrepreneur and philanthropist, retired suddenly Monday from the company he founded 27 years ago. But he is leaving Sykes Enterprises in family hands.

Apr 28, 2015 · Five short years after Tampa philanthropist and Sykes Enterprises founder John Sykes decided to launch his own brokerage firm, he's selling it to a Minneapolis-based financial firm,...

Nov 12, 2016 · John H. Sykes, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended High Point College, Queens College and Rollins College. He was awarded both a Doctorate of Business Degree and Humane Letters Degree from the University of Tampa in May of 1998, and again from Pikeville College in 2001.

Sep 15, 2003 · JOHN H. SYKES, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, founded Sykes in 1977 as a small technical engineering firm with a handful of employees.

Apr 22, 2005 · After North Carolina technology entrepreneur John H. Sykes divorced in 1992, his two daughters wanted him to move closer to them in Orlando. Corporate relocations sometimes turn on such personal considerations.