Monday, October 19, 2009

IBM Puts Systems Chief on Leave of Absence


Robert Moffat (pictured below) ain’t running IBM’s systems business, its chips or its supply chain and he ain’t serving as an officer of the company following his arrest Friday on criminal charges that he disclosed confidential inside information on AMD, Sun and IBM itself to a hedge fund ring that was trading on the secrets.
He has been temporarily placed on a leave of absence while he sorts his life out.
IBM has moved Rodney Adkins, senior VP in change of development and manufacturing into Moffat’s job as acting head of its Systems and Technology Group. Adkins will report to IBM CEO Sam Palmisano.
Adkins, who become IBM’s highest ranking black executive ever, will also keep his current job.
Source web2.sys-con.com

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