Virginia Rometty, who led IBM during a tough period of financial decline, has decided to step away from her CEO role to become executive chairman before retiring by the end of the year.

Despite being far less known than current IBM CEO Virginia Rometty, Krishna will bring a powerful combination of technological and operational experience to the role, according to the company.

GM CEO Mary Barra and former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty joined CNBC's Leslie Picker at the CNBC Councils: Leaders' Library on Monday in New York City. The female CEOs shared a wide-ranging conversation ...

Cuban said that "IBM is no longer a tech company ... they have no vision." But IBM CEO Ginni Rometty does have a vision - to dominate the next high-profit areas of computing - and she's already ...

IBM's Ginni Rometty talks to WSJ Editor in Chief Matt Murray about the key points companies must consider to safely bring AI into the world. Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From Sponsors ...

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty says IBM will become the biggest player in a new cloud computing market that she says will be worth $1 trillion. Or so Rometty told Maria Bartiromo on "Fox Business Network's ...

IBM President and CEO Ginni Rometty discusses being a female CEO and a role model for other women. Photo: Steve Remich for The Wall Street Journal Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From ...