Robert W. Moffat, Jr.

Overview

Robert W. Moffat, Jr. is senior vice president, integrated operations. Appointed to this position in February, 2002, Mr. Moffat leads IBM's end-to-end supply chain operations, including procurement, systems manufacturing, logistics and customer fulfillment processes for IBM worldwide. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Moffat was senior vice president and group executive of IBM's Personal and Printing Systems Group, where he was responsible for worldwide sales, development, manufacturing and marketing of Personal Computers, Printing Systems and Retail Store Solutions. Before that, he was vice president, finance and planning for the Enterprise Systems Group. Mr. Moffat joined IBM in 1978 and has spent the majority of his career in the PC business, where he has held a number of executive positions, including general manager of manufacturing, fulfillment & procurement initiatives. He led the team that pioneered the Advanced Fulfillment Initiative, co-location, and channel collaboration initiatives, which were awarded the 1999 Franz Edelman Award, the highest recognition for achievement in operational research and management sciences, and supply chain management. His team is also credited with dramatically improving the PC group's operations, quality, and asset efficiency, while lowering costs and restoring the business to profitability. Other positions at IBM include assistant general manager, finance, planning, and business support for the IBM PC Company in Europe, controller of customer fulfillment, and vice president of finance and planning. Mr. Moffat is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.S. degree in Economics. He also holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.