Samuel J. Palmisano

Samuel J. Palmisano ( born July 29, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American manager. He was from 2002 to 2011 CEO of the IT company IBM.

Life

Palmisano attended Calvert Hall High School in Baltimore. He earned his bachelor's degree in history at Johns Hopkins University.

1973 Palmisano began his work at IBM. He was there in 2000 President and COO. In March 2002, he was entrusted with the role of CEO in October 2002, he was appointed with effect from January 2003 as Chief Executive Officer. Since January 2006, he sits on the Board of Directors of Exxon Mobil.

During his time as CEO of IBM, Palmisano built the computer manufacturer to a service company. Business with PCs, printers and hard drives were sold and bought for software companies and expanded its consulting and service business. In October 2011, he joined with effect from the end back and took on the leadership of the Board .. He will be succeeded as CEO and president occurred on January 1, 2012 Virginia Rometty to.

In September 2005, Palmisano was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an honorary doctorate in the field of humanities. From the London Business School, he was awarded honorary membership in July 2006.