LOS ANGELES--Following renditions of "Goldfinger," "Mission Impossible" and "Star Wars" and other movie inspired themes, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano took the stage at the Nokia Theatre here to address 1,000 ...

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Virginia Rometty IBM has elected Virginia Rometty as president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, replacing Sam Palmisano, who will retain the chairman’s role. Rometty most recently has ...

It makes sense Palmisano would frame his decision as one of leadership, say IBM channel partners, because leadership is more than a buzzword to him. “I have a lot of respect for Sam Palmisano&'s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - As IBM turns 100 this year, the anniversary coincides with another milestone: CEO Sam Palmisano is turning 60, the typical age at which an IBM CEO retires. With succession chatter ...

IBM chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano took home $17.9 million in compensation in 2006, according to a proxy statement the company filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The package is ...

Sam Palmisano, currently president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive March 1, succeeding Lou Gerstner, the company says. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

Palmisano, IBM President and COO since Septemeber 2000, will become Big Blue's new CEO on March 1, when the contract of current Chairman and CEO Louis Gerstner is due to expire. Editor In Chief Kelley ...

The normally taciturn Sam Palmisano, the chief executive of IBM, aligned himself this week with those who predict a backlash against large multinational companies, such as IBM itself. In what the ...

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano spoke yesterday before a gathering of several hundred top IBM customers and executives, offering a State-of-the-Union-like rundown on IBM’s view of the IT industry and vision of ...

— -- IBM on Tuesday tapped Virginia "Ginni" Rometty to succeed Sam Palmisano as chief executive officer, becoming the first female CEO in the company's 100-year history. Rometty, 54, will take ...

IBM Corp.'s chairman and chief executive, Samuel J. Palmisano, enjoyed an 11 percent raise in compensation to $20.9 million in 2007, a year in which the technology company increased its profits and ...