IBM elects pirate-foiling Navy vet to board

Embattled IBM has called on a military veteran to help provide some “leadership skills” as the corporation continues to shape-shift from a legacy tech vendor to one fit for the new world. The board at Big Blue has elected a new member: Michelle J Howard, the first female to become a four-star admiral and the first black woman …

[spold]

Groggy management

They could probably do with someone who is adept at dealing with things that are sinking.

Perhaps even more employees will walk the plank.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Groggy management

will Ginni go down with the ship, or is she about to jump overboard with a golden parachute?

[Korev]

Pirate defeating

They should probably put her in charge of software licensing...

[Pen-y-gors]

Contacts?

"Her [Howard's] leadership skills, international perspective and extensive experience with cybersecurity and information technology will make her a great addition to the IBM board."

Nothing to do with her government contacts and possibility of IBM getting government contracts? No, obviously not.

[Phil O'Sophical]

Navy vet?

My first thought was that she dealt with injured sharks (or seals, maybe?), a sort of nautical James Herriot...

[David 132]

Re: Navy vet?

One imagines her salary will be rather more than sick squid.