Did Ginni Rometty Retire?

She retired from IBM on December 31, 2020 after a near-40 year career at IBM. Prior to becoming president and CEO in January 2012, she first joined IBM as a systems engineer in 1981 and subsequently headed global sales, marketing, and strategy.

What happened to Ginni Rometty?

IBM's Ginni Rometty era is ending. ... She will be replaced as chief executive by Arvind Krishna, IBM's senior vice president of cloud. That same day, Jim Whitehurst, the CEO of IBM's Red Hat subsidiary, will become president of IBM. IBM bought Red Hat for $34 billion in a deal announced in 2018 that closed in July.

Is Ginni Rometty retired?

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is retiring at the end of 2020 after almost 40 years with the company. Red Hat CEO James Whitehurst will take over as IBM President on April 6, IBM's Arvind Krishna as CEO on the same date. Rometty will continue serving as executive chairman of the Board until the end of 2020.

Sarah Jenkins

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