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-Ginni RomettyVirginia Marie "Ginni" Rometty (born July 29, 1957) is an American business
executive. She is the current Chairman, President and CEO of IBM, and the first woman
to head the company. Prior to becoming president and CEO in January 2012 she held the
positions of Senior Vice President and Group Executive for Sales, Marketing, and
Strategy at IBM. She has been named to Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women
in Business" for ten consecutive years, ranking #1 in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and was one
of Forbes magazine's "World's 100 Most Powerful People" in 2014. She was also named
to the Time 100 in 2012, and was included in the 50 Most Influential list of Bloomberg
Markets magazine in September 2012.
Rometty graduated from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and
Applied Science at Northwestern University in 1979 with high honors, receiving a
bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering.
Mrs. Rometty began her career with IBM in 1981 in Detroit, Michigan. Since then
she has held a series of leadership positions in IBM, most recently as Senior Vice
President and Group Executive, IBM Sales, Marketing and Strategy. In this role, she was
responsible for business results in the 170 global markets in which IBM operates and
pioneered IBM's rapid expansion in the emerging economies of the world. Prior to this,
Mrs. Rometty served as Senior Vice President, IBM Global Business Services, where she
led the successful integration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. This acquisition
was the largest in professional services history, creating a global team of more than
100,000 business consultants and services experts. In recognition of her leadership in the
professional services industry, Mrs. Rometty was honored with the Carl Sloane Award
2006, given by the Association of Management Consulting Firms.
On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that she was to be the company's next
president and CEO, with Sam Palmisano stepping down but retaining his position as
chairman. Rometty's appointment marks the first time a woman has been CEO of IBM.
Regarding her promotion, Palmisano stated, "Ginni got it because she deserved it... Its
got zero to do with progressive social policies."

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REFERENCES
http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women/ginni-rometty-1/
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fgdi45edlde/the-most-powerful-businesswomen-inthe-world/
https://prezi.com/at8ex45zqk4c/virginia-rometty/
http://investorplace.com/2012/05/the-top-10-female-ceos/10/#.VRAFV_msV8m
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ginni/