IBM - International Business Machines Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

1 New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504
United States
914-499-1900
http://www.ibm.com

Sector: Technology
Industry: Information Technology Services
Full-time employees: 366,600

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Ms. Virginia M. Rometty	Chairman, Pres & CEO	7.48M	751.77k	1959
Mr. James J. Kavanaugh	Sr. VP & CFO	N/A	N/A	1967
Mr. Erich Clementi	Sr. VP of Global Integrated Accounts	1.74M	300.54k	1958
Dr. John E. Kelly III	Sr. VP of IBM Cognitive Solutions & IBM Research	1.92M	698.29k	1954
Mr. Martin J. Schroeter	Sr. VP of IBM Global Markets	1.97M	10.64k	1964

Amounts are as of 31 December 2016, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

International Business Machines Corporation operates as an integrated technology and services company worldwide. Its Cognitive Solutions segment offers Watson, a cognitive computing platform that interacts in natural language, processes big data, and learns from interactions with people and computers. This segment also offers data and analytics solutions, including analytics and data management platforms, cloud data services, enterprise social software, talent management solutions, and solutions tailored by industry; and transaction processing software that runs mission-critical systems in banking, airlines, and retail industries. The company's Global Business Services segment offers business consulting services; delivers system integration, application management, maintenance, and support services for packaged software applications; and finance, procurement, talent and engagement, and industry-specific business process outsourcing services. Its Technology Services & Cloud Platforms segment provides cloud, project-based, outsourcing, and other managed services for enterprise IT infrastructure environments. This segment also offers technical support, and software and solution support; and integration software solutions. The company's Systems segment offers servers for businesses, cloud service providers, and scientific computing organizations; data storage products and solutions; and z/OS, an enterprise operating system. Its Global Financing segment provides lease, installment payment plans, and loan financing services; short-term working capital financing to suppliers, distributors, and resellers; and remanufacturing and remarketing services. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. International Business Machines Corporation was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

Corporate governance

International Business Machines Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 June 2018 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 2; Compensation: 9.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.