Samuel J. Palmisano
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1951 –
Who is Samuel J. Palmisano?
Samuel J. Palmisano was president and chief executive officer of IBM until January 2012. He also served as Chairman of the company until October 1, 2012.
Palmisano was appointed president and chief operating officer effective in October 2000. He was promoted to CEO in March 2002, while retaining the title of president, and named chairman effective January 1, 2003. Palmisano announced on October 25, 2011 that he was stepping aside as president and CEO. He was succeeded in these positions by Ginni Rometty.
As of 2009 IBM was the largest IT company in the world and 45th largest company overall.
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- Born
- Jul 30, 1951
Baltimore - Also known as
- Samuel J Palmisano
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Johns Hopkins University
History
( - 1973) - Calvert Hall College High School
- Bachelor of Science, Johns Hopkins University
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, IBM
(2002 - 2012) - President and Chief Operating Officer, IBM
(2000 - 2002) - Senior VP, Enterprise Systems, IBM
(1999 - 2000) - Senior VP, IBM Global Services, IBM
(1998 - 1999) - Senior VP, Personal Systems, IBM
(1997 - 1998) - IBM
(1973 - 1997) - IBM Internet Security Systems
- Chief Executive Officer, IBM
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on July 23, 2013
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