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'''Virginia "Ginni" M. Rometty''' is Senior Vice President and Group Executive Sales, Marketing and Strategy for [[IBM]]. On January 1, 2012, Rometty will become IBM's first female CEO.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-25/ibm-names-rometty-to-succeed-palmisano-as-first-female-ceo.html |title=IBM Names Rometty to Succeed Palmisano as First Female CEO |author= |date= |work= |publisher=''[[Bloomberg BusinessWeek]]'' |date=25 October 2011 |accessdate=25 October 2011 }}</ref>
'''Virginia M. Rometty''' is Senior Vice President and Group Executive Sales, Marketing and Strategy for [[IBM]]., and a member of the Board of Directors of [[American International Group]]. She will replace [[Samuel J. Palmisano]] as IBM's president and CEO effective January 1, 2012.<ref name="wired2011"/>


==Biography==
==Early years==
Rometty graduated in 1979 with high honors, receiving a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from [[Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name="dailynw2010">{{cite web| url= http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/nu-appoints-5-new-members-to-board-of-trustees-1.2276760 | title= NU appoints 5 new members to Board of Trustees | date= June 25, 2010 | publisher= [[Northwestern University]] | accessdate=2011-10-26}}</ref>
Rometty graduated in 1979 with high honors, receiving a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from [[Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name="dailynw2010"/>


==Career==
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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.<ref name="wired2011">{{cite web| url= http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/virginia-rometty/ | title= IBM Names Virginia Rometty as First Female CEO | date= October 25, 2011 | publisher= Wired | accessdate= 2011-10-26}}</ref> She joined IBM's Consulting Group in 1991 and
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.<ref name="wired2011"/> She joined IBM's Consulting Group in 1991 and
became senior vice president and group executive for sales, marketing and strategy in 2009.<ref name="wired2011"/>
became senior vice president and group executive for sales, marketing and strategy in 2009.<ref name="wired2011"/>


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<ref name="wired2011">{{cite web| url= http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/virginia-rometty/ | title= IBM Names Virginia Rometty as First Female CEO | date= October 25, 2011 | publisher= Wired | accessdate= 2011-10-26}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-govboard "AIG Board of Directors"]


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Revision as of 04:23, 26 October 2011

Ginni Rometty
Born1958
NationalityUSA
EducationNorthwestern University (B.S. 1979)[1]
OccupationBusiness executive
EmployerIBM
TitleSenior Vice President
Board member ofAmerican International Group

Virginia M. Rometty is Senior Vice President and Group Executive Sales, Marketing and Strategy for IBM., and a member of the Board of Directors of American International Group. She will replace Samuel J. Palmisano as IBM's president and CEO effective January 1, 2012.[2]

Early years

Rometty graduated in 1979 with high honors, receiving a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University.[1]

Career

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.[2] She joined IBM's Consulting Group in 1991 and became senior vice president and group executive for sales, marketing and strategy in 2009.[2]

On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that she will be the company's next president and CEO.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "NU appoints 5 new members to Board of Trustees". Northwestern University. June 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ a b c d "IBM Names Virginia Rometty as First Female CEO". Wired. October 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26.



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