 He joined the company in 1977, where he started as a development engineer in the Office Products Division in Lexington, KY.He was also financial services manager for IBM's lab in Hursley, England.He held a number of senior positions including Vice President and IBM Controller; Vice President of Finance and Planning for IBM Global Services; Vice President of Finance for Sales and Distribution; Vice President of Finance for the IBM Personal Systems Group, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of IBM Global Financing before being named CFO in May 2004.