Andras Szakal, formerly an executive at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and a more than three-decade industry veteran, has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer of The Open Group. He will lead the consortium's technical strategy and strategic vision for evolving standards in his new role, The Open Group said Monday.
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Martin Schroeter to Become CEO of IBM’s ‘NewCo’ Spinout
Martin Schroeter, former senior vice president for global markets at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been named CEO of NewCo, an independent company that will be formed once IBM spins off its managed infrastructure services business by the end of 2021. Effective Jan. 15, Schroeter will oversee the new company that will focus on information technology infrastructure modernization and management.
Read More »Former White House Adviser Gary Cohn Named IBM Vice Chairman
Gary Cohn, formerly top White House economic adviser, has joined IBM (NYSE: IBM) as vice chairman and an executive leadership team member. He will support the technology company's business and external engagement initiatives in his new position, IBM said Tuesday.
Read More »Arvind Krishna to Succeed Ginni Rometty as IBM Chairman
Arvind Krishna, CEO and a board member of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of the technology company, effective Jan. 1. He will succeed Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, who will retire by the end of December after a nearly 40-year career with IBM.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: AECOM Merges Design, Consulting Businesses into Global Organization Led by Lara Poloni; IBM Split into Two Companies; Northrop Gets $1B Navy Contract; Pentagon Awards $600M Towards 5G; Katie Arrington Receives First Wash100 Award
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards AECOM Merges Design, Consulting Businesses into Global Organization; Names Lara Poloni as Lead AECOM has integrated its Design and Consulting Services (DCS) businesses into one global organization as part of the company’s phased strategy. The new unit will be led by Lara Poloni, AECOM’s …
Read More »IBM to Split Into Two Public Companies; Arvind Krishna Quoted
IBM (NYSE: IBM) will spin off its managed infrastructure services unit into a public company in a move to focus on its growth strategy for hybrid cloud and advance artificial intelligence capabilities. "Client buying needs for application and infrastructure services are diverging, while adoption of our hybrid cloud platform is accelerating. Now is the right time to create two market-leading companies focused on what they do best,” said IBM CEO Arvind Krishna.
Read More »Competitive Intelligence Spotlight #13: IBM’s Amy Hutchins on Virtual Shift, Visual Aspect in CI Practices
Amy Hutchins, director of competitive intelligence at IBM (NYSE: IBM), recently caught up with ArchIntel to discuss how the firm's CI process has shifted over time and with the advent of COVID-19 and the role social tools play in her own team, as well as why she believes the visual is a key factor when preparing a CI report. This is the 13th in a series of interviews with Competitive Intelligence and GovCon executives who share their insights about creating and sustaining a competitive advantage.
Read More »IBM Vet Michelle Rudnicki Joins NetApp as Public Sector Group VP
Michelle Rudnicki, a two-decade industry veteran, has joined NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) as vice president of the cloud data services provider's U.S. public sector business. She previously worked with government clients during her time at Virtustream and IBM (NYSE: IBM).
Read More »IBM Vet Ken Beecher Appointed Optum VP & VA Client Exec
Ken Beecher, an 11-year veteran of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined Optum as a vice president and client executive for the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedHealthIT reported Friday.
Read More »Sam Gordy Promoted to IBM Federal Market Chief Strategy Officer
Sam Gordy, who has been with IBM (NYSE: IBM) since 2016 and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, transitioned to new roles as general manager and chief strategy officer of the company's public and federal market.
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