Ginni Rometty
Virginia Marie ‘Ginni’ Rometty is Executive, Chairman and CEO of IBM. She was born 2nd July 1957.
Rometty had been named in Fortune magazine’s ’50 Most Powerful Women in Business’ for eight consecutive years, ranking for 1st for 2012.
After graduation in 1979, Rometty went to work for General Motors Institute; in 1981, she joined IBM as a systems engineer in its Detroit office. She joined IBM’s Consulting Group in 1991. In 2002, she "championed the purchase of the big business consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, for $3.5 billion.
On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that she was to be the company’s next president and CEO, with Sam Palmisano stepping down but retaining his position as chairman. Rometty’s appointment marks the first time a woman has been CEO of IBM. Regarding her promotion, Palmisano stated, "Ginni got it because she deserved it... It’s got zero to do with progressive social policies."
On September 26, 2012, IBM announced that Rometty is taking on the added role of chairman of IBM, as Samuel Palmisano prepares to retire at the end of 2012. She commenced her duty as Chairman and CEO of IBM on October 1, 2012.
In January 2012 she held positions of Senior Vice President and Group Executive for Sales, Marketing and Strategy at IBM
