John R. Joyce

Overview

John Joyce was appointed Senior Vice President and Group Executive of IBM Global Services (IGS), the world's largest information technology services and consulting provider, in May 2004. An approximately $43 billion division of IBM Corporation, IGS has some 180,000 employees in over 160 countries helping clients integrate information technology with business value. Mr Joyce will also continue to manage IBM Global Financing, now part of IGS, which brings together all IBM services, including financing, into one organization. Prior to his current position, Mr. Joyce was IBM Chief Financial Officer since November 1999, with responsibility for all financial, treasury, tax, global financing, business development, and real estate activities. Before that, he was president, IBM Asia Pacific, responsible for providing business direction and strategy for IBM's 19 country operations across the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Joyce also served as vice president and controller for IBM's global operations, and was part of the team responsible for the successful reengineering of IBM in the mid-1990s. In addition, Mr. Joyce has held a number of other senior positions in the finance area of the company, including vice president, finance and planning for IBM North America. Mr. Joyce is a member of Bertelsmann AG Supervisory Board, Fairfield University - Board of Trustees, and is a member of The Council for the United States and Italy. He and his wife, Maria, and their two children, reside in Ridgefield, Connecticut.