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| Juergen Dormann | 67 | 2/22/2005
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/10/2008 |
Juergen Dormann, 67, is chairman of the board of ABB Ltd, a manufacturer of power and automation technologies. He is a member of IBM's Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee. Mr. Dormann joined Hoechst AG in 1963 and was chairman of the management board from 1994 until 1999. In 1999 Mr. Dormann was elected chairman of the board of management of Aventis S.A. He was elected chairman of the board of ABB Ltd in 2001 and was president and chief executive officer of ABB from 2002 through 2004. Mr. Dormann is vice chairman of the board of Sanofi-Aventis, vice chairman of the board of Adecco S.A. and a director of BG Group. Mr. Dormann was an IBM director from 1996 to 2003, and he became an IBM director again in 2005. | | Virginia M. Rometty | 51 | 1/1/2005 | Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Distribution Divisional Senior VP | 10K 2/24/2009 |
Ginni Rometty is the senior vice president, IBM Global Sales and Distribution, responsible for revenue, profit and client satisfaction in the 170 global markets in which IBM does business. In this role, Ms. Rometty leads IBM | | James W. Owens | 63 | 3/1/2006
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
JAMES W. OWENS, 63, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. He is a member of IBM's Audit Committee. Mr. Owens joined Caterpillar Inc. in 1972 as a corporate economist and subsequently held various management positions, including chief financial officer. He was named group president in 1995, vice chairman in 2003 and to his current position in 2004. He is a director of Alcoa Inc. Mr. Owens serves on the boards of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C. and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is chairman of the International Trade and Investment Task Force of the Business Roundtable, chairman of The Business Council, a member of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade policy and Negotiations and the Global Advisory Council to The Conference Board in New York. M | | Lorenzo H. Zambrano | 64 | 1/1/2003
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
LORENZO H. ZAMBRANO, 64, is chairman and chief executive officer of CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., a producer and marketer of cement and ready-mix concrete products. He is a member of IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Zambrano joined CEMEX in 1968. He was named chief executive officer in 1985 and has also served as chairman of the board since 1995. He is a director of Grupo Televisa and a member of the Citigroup International Advisory Board. He is also chairman of the board of the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Mr. Zambrano became an IBM director in 2003. | | Cathleen P. Black | 64 | 1/1/1995
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
CATHLEEN BLACK, 64, is president of Hearst Magazines, a division of The Hearst Corporation, a diversified communications company. She is chair of IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of IBM's Executive Committee. Prior to joining Hearst Magazines, she was president and chief executive officer of the Newspaper Association of America from 1991 to 1996, president, then publisher, of USA TODAY from 1983 to 1991, and also executive vice president/marketing for Gannett Company, Inc. (USA TODAY parent company) from 1985 to 1991. She is a director of The Hearst Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, the Advertising Council, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the University of Notre Dame. Ms. Black became an IBM director in 1995. | | Taizo Nishimuro | 73 | 9/22/2008
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
TAIZO NISHIMURO, 73, is chairman of the board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. He is a member of IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Nishimuro became chairman of the board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in June 2005. He also concurrently served the TSE as president and chief executive officer from December 2005 to June 2007. Mr. Nishimuro assumed his current position with the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. in June 2007. Mr. Nishimuro also acts as an adviser to the board of Toshiba Corporation. He was president and chief executive officer of Toshiba Corporation between 1996 and 2000 and subsequently served as chairman of Toshiba between 2000 and 2005. Mr. Nishimuro became an IBM director in 2008. | | Alain J. P. Belda | 65 | 7/29/2008
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
ALAIN J.P. BELDA, 65, is chairman of Alcoa Inc., a producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and engineered products. He is a member of IBM's Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee. Mr. Belda joined Alcoa in 1969 and subsequently held various executive positions. From 1979 to 1994, he was president of Alcoa Aluminio S.A. in Brazil, Alcoa's Brazilian subsidiary. He was named executive vice president in 1994, vice chairman in 1995, president and chief operating officer in 1997 and president and chief executive officer in 1999. Mr. Belda was chairman and chief executive officer from 2001 until assuming the position of chairman in 2008. He is a director of Citigroup Inc. Mr. Belda became an IBM director in 2008. | | Sidney Taurel | 60 | 1/1/2001
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
SIDNEY TAUREL, 60, is chairman emeritus of Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company. He is chair of IBM's Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee and a member of IBM's Executive Committee. Mr. Taurel joined Eli Lilly in 1971 and has held management positions in the company's operations in South America and Europe. He was named president of Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1986, executive vice president of the pharmaceutical Division in 1991, executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company in 1993, and president and chief operating officer in 1996. He was named chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company in 1998 and chairman of the board in 1999. Mr. Taurel retired as chief executive officer in early 2008 and as chairman in late 2008. He is a director of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a member of The Business Council, the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School and a trustee of the Indi | | Joan E. Spero | 64 | 1/1/2004
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
JOAN E. SPERO, 64, is a visiting fellow at the Foundation Center, a leading authority on philanthropy. She is a member of IBM's Audit Committee. Ms. Spero served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Economic and Social Affairs from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1993, she held several positions with American Express Company, the last being executive vice president, corporate affairs and communications. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Spero served as U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and from 1997 through 2008, she was president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. She is a member of the supervisory board of ING Group, a director of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a trustee of Columbia University and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Ms. Spero became an IBM director in 2004. | | Samuel J. Palmisano | 57 | 1/1/2000 1/1/1997 | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer CEO/Chairman of the Board/President/Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
SAMUEL J. PALMISANO, 57, is chairman of the Board, president and chief executive officer of IBM and chair of IBM's Executive Committee. Mr. Palmisano joined IBM in 1973. He was elected senior vice president and group executive of the Personal Systems Group in 1997, senior vice president and group executive of IBM Global Services in 1998, senior vice president and group executive of Enterprise Systems in 1999, president and chief operating officer in 2000, chief executive officer in 2002 and chairman of the Board in 2003. Mr. Palmisano is a director of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Palmisano became an IBM director in 2000. | | Kenneth I. Chenault | 57 | 1/1/1998
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
KENNETH I. CHENAULT, 57, is chairman and chief executive officer of American Express Company, a financial services company. Mr. Chenault joined American Express in 1981 and was named president of the U.S. division of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. in 1993, vice chairman of American Express Company in 1995, president and chief operating officer in 1997 and chairman and chief executive officer in 2001. He is a director of The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Chenault became an IBM director in 1998. | | Mark Loughridge | 55 | 1/1/1998 | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CFO/Senior VP | 10K 2/24/2009 |
Mark Loughridge was named IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2004. He is a member of IBM's Corporate Operations Team and Worldwide Management Council. Mr. Loughridge was previously senior vice president and general manager, Global Financing, where he was responsible for business direction and management of a portfolio in excess of $38 billion. Prior to that role, Mr. Loughridge served in several executive-level finance positions including vice president and IBM controller; vice president of finance and planning for IBM Global Services; vice president for global finance and business operations for Sales and Distribution; vice president of finance and planning for the IBM Personal Systems Group; and completed several Executive assignments in the AS/400 Division. Since joining IBM in 1977 as a development engineer, Mr. Loughridge has held various management positions in finance, strategic planning and engineering including manager of fina | | Steven A. Mills | 57 | 7/31/2000 | Senior Vice President, Software Group Divisional Senior VP | 10K 2/24/2009 |
Steve Mills was appointed Senior Vice President and Group Executive, IBM Software, in July 2000. In this capacity, he is responsible for shaping IBM's overall software strategy and directing IBM's $14 billion software business. Today, IBM's industry-leading middleware products power the e-business infrastructures of virtually every mid- to large-size company in the world and IBM holds the number one or two position in marketshare in all major software markets in which it competes according to industry analysts. Today, Mr. Mills is leading the next phase of IBM's software strategy through which IBM is delivering industry-specific middleware solutions to customers in 12 key industries. This includes the development and marketing of new industry-specific offerings as well as aligning IBM's software salesforce (the world's largest direct sales and support team with more than 13,000 people) along technical and industry lines. And Mr. Mil | | Dr. William R. Brody, M.D., Ph.D. | 65 | 7/31/2007
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
WILLIAM R. BRODY, 65, is president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a non- profit scientific research institution. He is a member of IBM's Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee. From 1987 to 1994, Dr. Brody was the Martin Donner Professor and director of the Department of Radiology, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and professor of biomedical engineering at The Johns Hopkins University and radiologist-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the provost of the Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota from 1994 until 1996. Dr. Brody was president of The Johns Hopkins University from 1996 to early 2009. He is a director of Novartis AG. Dr. Brody became an IBM director in 2007. | | Minoru Makihara | 77 | 9/27/2004
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/10/2008 |
Minoru Makihara, 77, is senior corporate advisor and former chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation. He is a member of IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Makihara joined Mitsubishi in 1956 and was elected president of Mitsubishi International Corporation in 1987, chairman of Mitsubishi International Corporation in 1990, president of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992 and chairman in 1998. Mr. Makihara retired as chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation and became senior corporate advisor in 2004. Mr. Makihara is a director of Shinsei Bank, Limited, and Millea Holdings, Inc. He is also a member of the international advisory board of The Coca-Cola Company and the international council of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Inc. Mr. Makihara was an IBM director from 1997 to 2003, and he became an IBM director again in late 2004. | | Michael E. Daniels | 54 | 1/1/1994 | Senior Vice President, Global Technology Services Divisional Senior VP | 10K 2/24/2009 |
Michael E. Daniels is senior vice president of IBM Global Technology Services, a unit of IBM Global Services. He oversees the go-to-market and business line management for IBM's offerings in strategic outsourcing, integrated technology services, small-and-medium business services, maintenance, and IBM Global Financing. He assumed his current position in July 2005. Previously, Mike was general manager of IBM's sales and distribution operations in the Americas, spanning Canada, Latin America and the United States. Mike also led IBM Global Services in the Asia Pacific region from October 1999 to January 2002. From 1994 to 1999, he held several general manager positions within IBM's services business. | | Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. | 62 | 9/26/2005
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, 62, is president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a member of IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Jackson was a theoretical physicist at the former AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1976 to 1991, professor of theoretical physics at Rutgers University from 1991 to 1995 and chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1995 until she assumed her current position in 1999. Dr. Jackson is a director of FedEx Corporation, Marathon Oil Corp., Medtronic, Inc., public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated and NYSE Euronext. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Jackson is past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American philosophical Society. Dr. Jackson became an IBM director in 2005. | | Lucio A. Noto | 69 | 1/1/1995
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/10/2008 |
Lucio A. Noto, 69, is a managing partner of Midstream Partners LLC, an investment company specializing in energy and transportation projects. He is chair of IBM's Audit Committee and a member of IBM's Executive Committee. Mr. Noto was chairman and chief executive officer of Mobil Corporation from 1994 until its merger with Exxon in 1999 at which time he was named vice chairman of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He held this position until his retirement in 2001. Mr. Noto is a director of Altria Group, Inc., Penske Automotive Group, Inc., and a member of the International Advisory Council of Temasek (Singapore) Inc. Mr. Noto became an IBM director in 1995. | | Michael L. Eskew | 59 | 1/1/2005
| Director Director | DEF 14A 3/9/2009 |
MICHAEL L. ESKEW, 59, is retired chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., a provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. He is chair of IBM's Audit Committee and a member of IBM's Executive Committee. Mr. Eskew joined United Parcel Service in 1972. He was named corporate vice president for industrial engineering in 1994, group vice president for engineering in 1996, executive vice president in 1999, vice chairman in 2000, and he was chairman and chief executive officer from 2002 until his retirement at the end of 2007. Mr. Eskew remains on the board of United Parcel Service, and he is also a director of Eli Lilly and Company, 3M Company and chairman of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Mr. Eskew became an IBM director in 2005. |