Business Chief US+CAN Magazine January 2020 | Page 84

DRIVING INDUSTRY INNOVATION
TOP 10

CEO GINNI ROMETTY

$ 78.7bn

REVENUE IN US DOLLARS

350,600

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
84

04 IBM

ARMONK , NEW YORK

The International Business Machines ( IBM ) Corporation is a multinational information technology company , founded in 1911 by Charles Ranlett Flint .
DRIVING INDUSTRY INNOVATION
IBM has been operating in multiple industries to drive disruptive technologies . Some of these technologies include : autonomous ships that leverage artificial intelligence ( AI ), cloud and edge technologies . IBM has also established the world ’ s first public cloud for financial services and joined TSUBASA to take banking to the next level with shared banking systems . In addition to its own innovations , IBM has been partnering with the California State Government to create technology apprenticeships , supporting future innovators .
JANUARY 2020