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Mark Loughridge

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Industry: Technology

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Mark Loughridge was named IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2004. He is a member of IBM's Corporate Operations Team and Worldwide Management Council. Mr. Loughridge was previously senior vice president and general manager, Global Financing, where he was responsible for business direction and management of a portfolio in excess of $38 billion. Prior to that role, Mr. Loughridge served in several executive-level finance positions including vice president and IBM controller; vice president of finance and planning for IBM Global Services; vice president for global finance and business operations for Sales and Distribution; vice president of finance and planning for the IBM Personal Systems Group; and completed several Executive assignments in the AS/400 Division. Since joining IBM in 1977 as a development engineer, Mr. Loughridge has held various management positions in finance, strategic planning and engineering including manager of financial services for IBM's Lab in Hursley, England. Mr. Loughridge earned a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and operations from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.


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