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| | name = Virginia M. Rometty | |||
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| | birth_date = 1958 | |||
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| | nationality = USA | |||
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| | education = Northwestern University (B.S. 1979)<ref name="dailynw2010"/> | |||
| | employer = ] | |||
| | occupation = Business executive | |||
| | title = Senior Vice President | |||
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| '''Virginia M. Rometty''' is a Senior Vice President of ], and a member of the Board of Directors of ]. She will replace ] as IBM's president and CEO effective January 1, 2012.<ref name="wired2011"/> | |||
| ==Early years== | |||
| Rometty graduated in 1979 with high honors, receiving a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering from ] at ].<ref name="dailynw2010"/> | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| After graduation in 1979, Rometty went to work for ]; in 1981, she joined IBM as a ] in its Detroit office.<ref name="wired2011"/> She joined IBM's Consulting Group in 1991 and | |||
| became senior vice president and group executive for sales, marketing and strategy in 2009.<ref name="wired2011"/> | |||
| On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that she will be the company's next president and CEO.<ref name="wired2011"/> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| <ref name="dailynw2010">{{cite web| url= http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/nu-appoints-5-new-members-to-board-of-trustees-1.2276760 | title= NU appoints 5 new members to Board of Trustees | date= June 25, 2010 | publisher= ] | accessdate=2011-10-26}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="wired2011">{{cite web| url= http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/virginia-rometty/ | title= IBM Names Virginia Rometty as First Female CEO | date= October 25, 2011 | publisher= Wired | accessdate= 2011-10-26}}</ref> | |||
| }} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| | NAME = Rometty, Virginia M. | |||
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| | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Business executive | |||
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