Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 12, 2001
JOHN E. KELLY, III, is Senior Vice President and Group Executive,
Technology Group, International Business Machines Corporation. Prior to
assuming his current role, Dr. Kelly was General Manager of IBM's
Microelectronics Division, responsible for IBM's worldwide
microelectronics business, which offers customers the world's most
advanced semiconductor products and designs. Dr. Kelly joined IBM in
1980. Between 1980 and 1990, he held numerous management and technical
positions related to the development and manufacturing of IBM's advanced
semiconductor technologies. In 1990, he was named Director of IBM's
Semiconductor Research and Development Center. In 1994, he was appointed
Vice President of Business Process Reengineering for the
Microelectronics Division. In 1995, he was named Vice President of
systems, technology and science for the IBM Research Division. In this
role, Dr. Kelly was responsible for the company's most advanced research
activities. The following year, he was named Vice President of strategy,
technology and operations for the Microelectronics Division. In 1997, he
was appointed Vice President of server development (from work stations
to supercomputers) for IBM. In January 1999, Dr. Kelly became General
Manager of the Microelectronics Division; he assumed his current
position in September 2000. Dr. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Physics from Union College in 1976. He received a Master of
Science degree in Physics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
1978 and his Doctorate in Materials Engineering from RPI in 1980. Dr.
Kelly currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the Semiconductor
Industry Association. He is also a senior member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Profile
the recent history of IBM's Microelectronics Division?
Mr. Kelly: Prior to 1993, IBM's microelectronics business was a
