IBM was originally established as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company on June 16, 1911, in Endicott, New York, USA. The company was founded by George Winthrop Fairchild, Charles Ranlett Flint, and Herman Hollerith.
Chairman, CEO, Voice Chairman of IBM
According to the latest available information, Arvind Krishna holds the roles of chairman and CEO (chief executive officer), while Gary Cohn serves as vice chairman.
Full List of IBM CEOs
Since the IBM company was started, more than nine people have already worked for IBM in the position of CEO, which is listed below with brief details:
- Thomas J. Watson (1914–1956)
- Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (1956–1971)
- T. Vincent Learson (1971–1973)
- Frank T. Cary (1973–1981)
- John R. Opel (1981–1985)
- John Fellows Akers (1985–1993)
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (1993–2002)
- Samuel J. Palmisano (2002–2012)
- Virginia Marie Rometty (2012–2020)
- Arvind Krishna (2020–)