IBM's Jim Whitehurst to step down as president

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New Delhi: International Business Machines Corp said on Friday President Jim Whitehurst, who played a major role in Big Blue`s $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat two years ago, will step down from his position.

The company did not specify when Whitehurst, who was named President in January 2020, would leave IBM or who would replace him.

Shares of the US technology firm were down nearly 3% in early trading.

Whitehurst, however, will continue to work as senior adviser to Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna and the rest of the executive leadership team, IBM said.

The company has been restructuring since Krishna took the reins a year ago to focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Also Read: Here are 7 best-selling cars of June 2021, see who made it to the list: In Pics

Whitehurst, who was the former CEO of Red Hat, was supposed to lead IBM`s hybrid cloud strategy. Also Read: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launches 6 tech innovation platforms for globally competitive manufacturing