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"Rometty’s naming as CEO makes it an interesting moment in history. With Meg Whitman at the helm of HP, women now run the two biggest IT companies by revenue in
by dmor 15y ago
"Rometty’s naming as CEO makes it an interesting moment in history. With Meg Whitman at the helm of HP, women now run the two biggest IT companies by revenue in the world."
- hkmurakami 15y agoThese two CEOs practically have nothing in common other than their gender. Rometty is an engineer turned saleswoman who has been with IBM for 30 years. Whitman has a career in retail and is a former consultant. She swooped down on the CEO seat after a failed bid in the 2010 California gubernatorial race. Her "career" with HP is less than 1 year. Perhaps it will be a case study in which type of CEO can lead a major tech company better. My money's on Rometty, and so is my heart, hoping that the tech industry will be more favorable to home-grown talent for the top spot.