# Glenn McCarty

> Glenn McCarty is the co-founder and former CEO of ETQ, the quality and compliance software business founded in 1992. A former auditor, he led the company through its first institutional investment, from TCV in 2017, and advocated customer-led development and risk-based quality management. Robert Gremley was announced as CEO in 2018; Hexagon acquired ETQ in 2022.

- **Role:** Enterprise software entrepreneur and former chief executive
- **Organizations:** ETQ
- **Known for:** Co-founded ETQ in 1992., Led ETQ to its first institutional investment in 2017, 25 years after founding., Presented risk-based quality management methods at industry conferences.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1992** — Worked as an auditor; ETQ describes its origins in former Underwriters Laboratories lead auditors.
- **1992** — Co-founded ETQ; company profiles also identify Mohammed Nobani as a founder.
- **2010** — Authored Managing Your Risk Has Its Rewards and was announced as a speaker on that topic at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo.
- **2015** — Presented ETQ’s customer-driven product strategy and reported 25% compound annual growth at its user conference.
- **2017** — Led ETQ as CEO and co-founder when TCV acquired the business in its first institutional investment.
- **2018** — ETQ announced Robert Gremley as CEO in December, establishing McCarty’s status as former CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ETQ in 1992.
- Led ETQ to its first institutional investment in 2017, 25 years after founding.
- Presented risk-based quality management methods at industry conferences.

## Latest updates

- **2018-12** — ETQ announced Robert Gremley as CEO. This is a verified leadership transition, not an assertion about McCarty’s subsequent work.
- **2022-04** — Company legacy: Hexagon completed its acquisition of ETQ for $1.2 billion on a cash- and debt-free basis, after McCarty’s CEO tenure.

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Last updated: 2026-10-25