Post by House of Procurement (HOP GLOBAL)

Rometty was a hands-on and proactive CEO. She initiated bold moves to to reposition IBM, which included acquiring 65 companies, contributing to the growth of hybrid cloud, security, industry and data, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. She presided over the Red Hat acquisition, one of the largest acquisitions in the company’s 108-year history, in an effort to fast-track IBM’s revival in a brutally competitive environment. The board of directors elected Arvind Krishna to replace Rometty as CEO and appointed him as a member of the board of directors, effective April 6. Krishna is IBM’s senior vice president for cloud and cognitive Software. Rometty said of her successor, "Arvind is the right CEO for the next era at IBM." She graciously extolled his virtues by adding, "He is a brilliant technologist who has played a significant role in developing our key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing and blockchain. He is also a superb operational leader, able to win today while building the business of tomorrow.” #blockchain #blockchaintechnology #bitcointechnology #cryptocurrencies #altcoin #bitcoinnews #bitcoinsallday #sharecrypto #procuredvalues #smartlogistics #supplychainsolutions