IBM International Business Machines Corp

Exhibit 24.1 IBM New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 February 10, 2015 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 I hereby delegate to each of the following individuals, whose signatures appear below, to sign and file on behalf of Alain J.P. Belda, member of the Board of Directors of IBM, any Securities and Exchange Commission forms or documents in connection with any transactions by Alain J.P. Belda in IBM securities, including without limitation Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, or Form 144 under the Act. E. Barth _____________/s/ E. Barth___________________ J. Bell _____________/s/ J. Bell____________________ P. Charouk _____________/s/ P. Charouk_________________ M. Clemens _____________/s/ M. Clemens_________________ C. A. Hall _____________/s/ C. A. Hall_________________ G. A. Kuehnel _____________/s/ G. A. Kuehnel______________ L. M. Lalli _____________/s/ L. M. Lalli________________ L. Mallardi ____________/s/ L. Mallardi_________________ This authorization shall remain in effect for as long as Alain J.P. Belda remains a member of the IBM Board of Directors. Very truly yours, /s/ Christina M. Montgomery Christina M. Montgomery Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary