Samuel j palmisano nndb biography
Samuel j palmisano nndb biography
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Samuel J. Palmisano
American businessman (born 1951)
Samuel J. "Sam" Palmisano (born July 29, 1951)[1] is a former president and the eighth chief executive officer of IBM until January 2012.[6] He also served as chairman of the company until October 1, 2012.[7]
Palmisano was appointed president and chief operating officer (COO) effective in October 2000.[8] He was promoted to CEO in March 2002, while retaining the title of president, and named chairman effective January 1, 2003.
Palmisano announced on October 25, 2011, that he was stepping aside as president and CEO. He was succeeded in these positions by Ginni Rometty.[6]
As of 2009, IBM was the largest IT company in the world and 45th largest company overall.[9][10]
Education and personal life
Palmisano grew up in an Italian-American middle class family in Baltimore, Maryland.
His father owned a body shop.[11]
As an offensive lineman at Ca