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One of the strategic visions that Gerstner set for IBM in 1993 was to make e-business its heart and soul. He believed in the potential of B2B e-commerce and wanted to expand the application of the internet to more than just web-page browsing and consumer marketing.
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Gerstner realized that IBM had a unique and expert capability to “genuine problem solving, the ability to apply complex technologies to solve business challenges and integration.” These sustainable value proposition enabled Lou Gerstner to bring IBM back from the verge of near extinction.
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of IBM Corporation from April 1993 to March 2002 and chairman until his retirement in December 2002.
Dec 9, 2002 · IBM was in deep trouble when Louis V. Gerstner came on board as chairman and CEO almost a decade ago. But as he told MBA students at Harvard Business School, he wasn't the only one responsible for the change: He had lots of help on the inside.
Jun 15, 2002 · IBM needed more than just a talented executive when it hired Lou Gerstner in 1993. It needed an outsider. In his nine-year tenure as CEO of Big Blue, Gerstner lifted IBM out of disarray and...
Nov 11, 2002 · After months of courting, Gerstner took over as chairman and CEO of IBM on April Fools' Day of 1993. The answers to the question of how Gerstner saved IBM, the major business decisions, are known.
Dec 18, 2002 · When Gerstner arrived at IBM, he discovered that IBM, not Microsoft, was the biggest software company in the world, but none of the software IBM sold worked with anything other than IBM hardware.
