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ARMONK, N.Y. -- (Business Wire)
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Mark Fields to the
board effective March 1, 2016. Mr. Fields, 55, is president and chief
executive officer, Ford Motor Company.
Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer,
said: “We are pleased that Mark will be joining the IBM board of
directors. Mark led the highly successful transformation of his company
in a competitive industry where technology has driven innovation. He is
leading Ford into a future where cars are not only vehicles, but
increasingly becoming mobile technology platforms. His knowledge and
insights in running a complex global business will make a significant
contribution to IBM.”
Mr. Fields joined Ford in 1989. In 2014, he became president and chief
executive officer and was elected to the company’s board of directors,
where he serves on the board’s finance committee. Previously, he was
chief operating officer, a position to which he was named to in 2012.
Prior to these positions, he was executive vice president, Ford Motor
Company, and president of Ford’s Americas division. In this role, he led
the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of Ford and Lincoln
vehicles in the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America and was
responsible for overseeing the transformation of the company’s North
American operations and record profitability. Fields also previously led
Ford’s European operations, served as president and CEO, Mazda Motor
Corporation in Japan and was the managing director of Ford Argentina
earlier in his career. He holds an economics degree from Rutgers
University and an MBA from Harvard.
Mrs. Rometty also said the company is grateful for the service of two
long-time board members, Alain J.P. Belda and William R. Brody, who, due
to retirement, will not stand for re-election at the company’s April
annual shareholders meeting.
LINK TO MARK FIELDS PHOTO/BIO on media.ford.com: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/people/mark-fields.html
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Contacts:
IBM
Edward Barbini, 914-499-6565
barbini@us.ibm.com
or
Douglas
Shelton, 914-255-8115
doshelton@us.ibm.com
Source: IBM
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