The ӳý today announced that renowned business leader Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. will become the next chairman of the ӳý’s Board of Directors. Mr. Gerstner served as CEO and chairman of the board of IBM Corporation from 1993 to 2002. He is widely recognized as the chief architect of the company’s transformation, reinventing both its organization and its culture.
Mr. Gerstner succeeds outgoing ӳý chair Diana Chapman Walsh, who will continue to serve on the board, assuming the role of vice chair.