Mark Loughridge
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Mark Loughridge born December 19, 1953, in Leadville, CO, is currently the chief financial officer
and senior vice president of International Business Machines Corporation
. He has been with the company since 1977, where he started in the typewriter division as a mechanical engineer in Lexington, KY. He was also financial services manager for IBM's lab in Hursley
. He has been CFO since May 2004 and holds a Master of Business Administration
degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
from Stanford University
and recently completed studies at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Mecanique in Nantes, France.
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
and senior vice president of International Business Machines Corporation
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
. He has been with the company since 1977, where he started in the typewriter division as a mechanical engineer in Lexington, KY. He was also financial services manager for IBM's lab in Hursley
Hursley
Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 800 in 2005. It is located roughly mid-way between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090...
. He has been CFO since May 2004 and holds a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and recently completed studies at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Mecanique in Nantes, France.