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The following is a chronological list of people who have served as chief executive officer of IBM, an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. Thomas J. Watson (1914–1956) [ 1 ]
Arvind Krishna (born November 23, 1962) [3] is an Indian-American business executive, and the chairman and CEO of IBM. He has been CEO of IBM since April 2020 and chairman since January 2021.
Inheriting the helm of IBM from his father in 1952, Thomas J. Watson Jr. led the company into the computer age, making the bet-the-business decision to launch the pioneering System/360 in 1964 and steering IBM's dominance as the world's foremost computer company during the 1960s and 70s.
Arvind Krishna is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. As a business leader and technologist, he has led the building and expansion of new markets for IBM in artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing, and blockchain.
On the way, Thomas J. Watson Jr. created a marvel of corporate management, nurturing a people-centric culture and expanding progressive social and work policies while piloting the company through a phase of complex and disruptive business modernization to global business dominance.
Thomas J. Watson (1874–1956) assumed the role of general manager within the company in 1914 and ascended to the position of President in 1915. By 1924, the company rebranded as "International Business Machines". IBM diversified its offerings to include electric typewriters and other office equipment.
CEO 2012 - 2020. Samuel J. Palmisano (2002 - 2011) CEO 2002 - 2011
