IBM Elects Two New Members to Its Board of Directors
October 30 2017 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Joseph R.
Swedish and Frederick H. Waddell to the board.
Joseph R. Swedish is the chairman, president and chief executive
officer of Anthem, Inc., (NYSE: ANTM). Frederick H. Waddell is the
chairman and chief executive officer of Northern Trust Corporation
(NASDAQ: NTRS).
Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive
officer, said: "Joe Swedish and Rick Waddell are distinguished
leaders in their fields, and we are delighted to add their insights
and leadership to the IBM board. Mr. Swedish brings experience as a
transformational leader in health care in both the payer and
provider space, and Mr. Waddell's experience enhances the strong
financial services expertise on the board. Their perspectives on
contemporary business issues and their experience running
data-intensive enterprises will be an asset to IBM and to our
shareholders."
The elections to the IBM board take effect immediately. The IBM
board now has a total of 15 members.
Joseph R. Swedish
Mr. Swedish is chairman, president and chief executive officer
of Anthem, Inc., the nation’s leading health benefits provider. Mr.
Swedish was named Anthem's president and chief executive officer in
March 2013 and was appointed to the additional role of chairman of
the board in December 2015. He has extensive health care leadership
experience, including more than two decades as the CEO for several
major health systems and he has been at the forefront of the
industry’s efforts to utilize advances in information technology in
areas such as electronic health records, data analytics, provider
enablement tools and consumer solutions.
Mr. Swedish holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte and a master’s degree in health
administration from Duke University.
Frederick H. Waddell
Mr. Waddell has served as chief executive officer of Northern
Trust since 2008 and as the corporation's board chairman since
2009. He held a variety of leadership roles throughout his tenure
at Northern Trust, including president, chief operating officer and
executive vice president.
Mr. Waddell received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth
College and a master's in business administration from the Kellogg
School of Management at Northwestern University.
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