Arvind krishna replaced ginni rometty as ibms next ceo earlier this month. Arvind krishna, named ibms ceo to replace ginni rometty, discusses the promise of the cloud, ai and quantum computers to transform everything from the way scientists discover new drugs to. Lou gerstner was hired as ceo from rjr nabisco to turn the company around. Ginni rometty is retiring after almost 40 years at ibm and will be succeeded as ceo by arvind krishna, who heads the company s cloud and cognitive software division. Jan 30, 2020 krishna, 57, has been ibms senior vice president for cloud computing and cognitive software and also has a long career at the company. Jan 30, 2020 krishna, currently ibm senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software, was a principal architect of the company s acquisition of red hat inc. Ibm cloud boss arvind krishna to replace ceo ginni rometty. Ibm stock jumped as the company announced ceo ginni rometty will. In 2002 ibm acquired pwc consulting, and in 2003 it initiated a project to redefine company values, hosting a threeday online discussion of key business issues with 50,000 employees. The following is a chronological list of people who have served as chief executive officer of ibm.
Jan 30, 2020 ginni rometty, the longtime face of ibm and one of the countrys most prominent female business leaders, is stepping down as chief executive, the company said on thursday. Jan 30, 2020 ibm ceo virginia rometty, one of the most prominent female leaders in tech, is stepping down on april 6th, 2020. Ron miller 3 months ibm announced today that the board of directors has elected ibm senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software arvind krishna to. Just this month, the head of ibms cloud division, arvind krishna, took over as ceo. Jan 31, 2020 krishna, ibms senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software, will take over on april 6 after a couple months of transition. Arvind krishna to replace virginia rometty as ibm ceo. Red hat has named a new ceo to lead the raleighbased company as jim whitehurst takes a larger role with ibm. As the new ceo of ibm, krishna would be a nadellalike leader calm but deep, firm but unaggressive, said rishikesha krishnan, a professor of strategy at the indian institute of. James whitehurst, ibms senior vice president and ceo of red hat, was elected. Ibms new ceo spells out priorities, especially cloud, and. Rometty, 62, has served at ibm for more than four decades, leading the company as its president and ceo since jan. Krishna, 57, is currently the head of ibms cloud and cognitive software unit and was a principal architect of the companys purchase of red hat. Ibms new ceo is mastermind behind cloud strategy bloomberg. He has been ibms senior vice president for cloud computing and cognitive software and also has a long career at the company.
He has been ibm s senior vice president for cloud computing and cognitive software and also has a long career at the company. Virginia ginni marie rometty born july 29, 1957 is an american business executive, serving as executive chairman of ibm. Ibm names arvind krishna ceo, effective april 6 marketwatch. The company still relies more on slowgrowing hardware and software. In a statement, ibm said its board of directors has elected arvind krishna as chief executive officer of the company, and a member of the board of directors, effective april 6, 2020.
Ibms neuer ceo arvind krishna hat sein amt angetreten. Paul cormier named ceo of software company red hat. Arvind krishna will replace ginni rometty as ibm ceo in april. Ibm and its predecessor companies made clocks and other time recording products for 70 years, culminating in the 1958 sale of the ibm time equipment division to simplex time recorder company, ibm manufactured and sold such equipment as dial recorders, job recorders, recording door locks, time stamps and traffic recorders. Ibm names arvind krishna ceo, replacing ginni rometty.
Jan 30, 2020 arvind krishna will take over as ceo starting april 6. Jan 30, 2020 5 big things to know about ibm s new ceo arvind krishna. The following is a list of chief executive officers of notable companies. Arvind krishna, named ibms ceo to replace ginni rometty, discusses the promise of the cloud, ai and quantum computers to transform everything from the way scientists discover new drugs to the way. Jan 31, 2020 he has been ibms senior vice president for cloud computing and cognitive software and also has a long career at the company. Apr 06, 2020 arvind previously was senior vice president of cloud and cognitive software, where he pioneered the company s hybrid cloud business, transformed ibms entire software and services portfolio. Ibm ceo ginni rometty, 62, will continue as executive chairman of the board and serve through the end of the year, when she will retire after almost 40. Softwarespezialist arvind krishna ersetzt ginni rometty als ceo. Jan 31, 2020 ibm launched its hybrid cloud product three months later. Ibm acquired 64 companies during ginnis tenure as ceo, including red hat, the largest acquisition in the companys history. At ibm, former cfo martin schroeter and jim whitehouse, the ceo of software company red hat acquired by ibm in july, are said likely to succeed ceo ginni rometty next year. Under outgoing ceo ginni rometty, who the company says will remain as executive chairman through the end of 2020, ibm positioned itself as a timetested provider of flexible cloud infrastructure.
Jan 30, 2020 ibms election of arvind krishna as its next ceo signals that the company wanted to maintain continuity of succession and hire from within, while at the same time promoting new blood in the. Rometty will remain with the company as chairman of the. Company profile for international business machines corp. International business machines ibm, is a global technology company that provides hardware, software, cloudbased services and cognitive computing. Simpson is currently vice president, offering management and strategy for the ibm marketing platform and commerce offerings. Ibm is replacing ginni rometty after 8 years of rocky results big blue is giving the ceo reins to cloud computing and artificial intelligence leader arvind krishna, and former red hat ceo jim.
Red hat ceo says acquisition by ibm will help spur more. Jim whitehurst, red hats former ceo, is becoming ibms president, the company said. Jan 30, 2020 virginia rometty, ibm chairman, president and chief executive officer, will continue as executive chairman of the board and serve through the end of the year, when she will retire after almost 40 years with the company. Last year, at krishnas suggestion, ibm acquired open source software provider. Under outgoing ceo ginni rometty, who the company says will remain as executive chairman through the end of 2020, ibm positioned itself as a. Krishna, 57, is currently the head of ibms cloud and cognitive. Jan 30, 2020 the company said thursday that arvind krishna will take over as ceo starting april 6. Ginni rometty, ibms first female ceo, to exit in april. Ibms goal is to be a leading provider in the hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence. Ginni rometty, 1st female ceo at ibm, to step down in april. Jan 30, 2020 ibms ginni rometty is stepping down as ceo arvind krishna, who heads the company s cloud and cognitive software division, will succeed rometty in april. These ceo product categories are offered on a per user basis and are subject to specific acquisition rules including a minimum initial user quantity requirement minimum varies by ceo product category. International business machines ibm get report said thursday that ceo ginni rometty is stepping down in april and will be replaced by arvind krishna, head of the company. Ibm is replacing ginni rometty after 8 years of rocky results.
Ibm names arvind krishna ceo, replacing ginni rometty bloomberg. Arvind krishna elected ibm ceo, succeeding virginia. Krishna, senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software, will take over as ceo effective april 6, the company said. She will still serve as executive chairman of the board through the end of the year. The reins of one of the worlds biggest tech firms, ibm, will go to arvind krishna in april this year. Indianorigin tech executive arvind krishna has been elected ceo of ibm after a worldclass succession process, succeeding virginia rometty, who described him as the right ceo for the. Arvind is the right ceo for the next era at ibm, said rometty. The list also includes lead executives with a position corresponding to chief executive officer ceo, such as managing director md, and any concurrent positions held. Dedication to every clients success, innovation that mattersfor our company and for the world, and trust and personal responsibility in all relationships. Ibm showed an example of a smart leadership dynamic with the announcement of ceo ginni romettys retirement and of the elevation of svp arvind krishna to the chief executive role. Meet arvind krishna, new ibm ceo who is latest south indian. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst spoke with cio journal about the cloud software company s role in its new owner ibms cloud strategy. Rometty will remain with the company as chairman of the board.
Red hat ceo says acquisition by ibm will help spur more open. Raleigh red hat, the raleighbased opensource software company, has tapped paul cormier as its new chief executive officer, replacing longtime leader jim whitehurst, who was recently promoted to. Arvind krishna, who has led the companys cloud computing. The ceo is on course to remake a centuryold company with the largest software deal ever. The ceo of honeywell tells us how a company known for. Krishna as company ceo and member of the board of directors effective april 6. Biography portal companies portal lists portal list of chief executive.
In our 109year history, we have weathered countless storms and seen many crises unfold before our eyes. Indianorigin arvind krishna next ibm ceo after virginia rometty. Ibm db2 advanced ceo offering addresses the needs of todays businesses by providing a secure and resilient information management system for your companys valuable information assets. Iitian arvind krishna to be new ibm ceo, replacing ginni rometty.
Feb 04, 2020 new ibm ceo arvind krishna is going to continue to drive ibms cloud business. Select your job title and find out how much you could make at ibm. The international business machines corporation ibm is an american multinational information technology company headquartered in armonk, new york, with operations in over 170 countries. Ibm s new ceo arvind krishna, who took over last week, is leading the toughest leadership transition in the tech giants history. Ibm ceo ginni rometty is shaping the company future with. Oracle, a company associated with database management software for much of its history, has made its own moves. His elevation to the top marks is yet another instance of an indiaborn it leader. And as ibm continues to evolve over the next few years, it will become even more of a software company. A 36year veteran of the iconic tech company, rometty has led ibms transition to a data company. Watch cnbcs full interview with new ibm ceo arvind krishna.
Arvind krishna will replace ginni rometty as ibm ceo in. Ibm is a company that has long provided ample opportunities for women, said ms. Jan 30, 2020 ibm announced today that the board of directors has elected ibm senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software arvind krishna to replace current ceo ginni rometty. Krishna, a company veteran who is known for spearheading ibms big acquisition of red hat, will take over the office of the chief executive officer from april. Ginni rometty, 1st female ceo at ibm, to step down in.
Ibm stock pops, company taps cloud computing leader as next ceo. Cormier, previously red hats president of products and technologies, replaces jim whitehurst, who is. Krishna, ibms senior vice president of cloud and cognitive software. New ibm ceo arvind krishna is going to continue to drive ibms cloud business. Krishna is currently ibm senior vice president for.
After nearly eight years, ibm ceo ginni rometty is stepping down from big blue. Krishna, ibm s senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software, will take over on april 6 after a couple months of transition. Rometty will remain with the company as chairman of. Apr 04, 2019 the company will be led by mark simpson as ceo, after the closing, along with other key ibm executives, and will move its headquarters to new york city. Ibm software systems and applications are designed to solve the most challenging needs of organizations large and small, across all industries, worldwide. The company began in 1911, founded in endicott, new york, as the computingtabulatingrecording company ctr and was renamed international business. Ibm ceo ginni rometty is stepping down, arvind krishna to. Cloud and cognitive software arvind krishna to replace current ceo ginni.
Arvind is the right ceo for the next era at ibm, rometty. Ibms ginni rometty is stepping down as ceo the washington post. In a statement, ibm said krishna was the companys chief architect of its acquisition of opensourcesoftware company red hat, the largest acquisition in ibm s history. Ginni rometty, ibm ceo, retiring after nearly 40 years with. Prior to becoming president and ceo in january 2012, she first joined ibm as. The change is effective on april 6, according to a. She previously served as chairman, president and ceo of ibm, becoming the first woman to head the company. Ibm has been a fixture on the fortune 500 since our very first list in 1955, but big blue has in 2018, accomplished a feat that had eluded it since ginni rometty became ceo in 2012. Jan 30, 2020 ibm shares jumped as much as 5% on thursday after the company said arvind krishna is becoming its 10th ceo, replacing virginia ginni rometty. Krafte hinter dem erfolg des unternehmens im cloudbusiness.
Jan 30, 2020 he is an authentic leader who lives the values of ibm and has taken on everincreasing responsibilities across the company, and returned ibms cloud and software business to growth, ibm. The most important choice facing ibms new ceo arvind krishna. Ibm has been trying to revitalize its business to become a leader in. Todays ibm, it might surprise you to learn, is first and foremost a software company. Rometty, 62, became ibm president and ceo on january. Like other tech companies, ibm is reeling from the coronavirus crisis.
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