| Ozzie Osborne, as Vice President, Segment Management, IBM Pervasive Computing Division, is driving the portfolio requirements and end-to-end solutions for IBM’s key market segments including enterprise, service provider and device-led businesses. Prior to assuming his current position in February 2002, Osborne was the general manager of IBM Voice Systems, responsible for directing the research, development, finance, marketing, sales and strategy for IBM’s human interface technologies. He was named one of the top ten most influential leaders in the speech market last year by SpeechTek Magazine. Osborne was also an integral member of the team responsible for the development and release of the PC/AT and PC LANs, and subsequently held many positions in the IBM PC Division, including vice president of system strategy, responsible for system architecture, software strategy, new business development and key alliances; general manager for IBM PC commercial desktop and general manager for Valuepoint Systems. Osborne was also responsible for the Asia Pacific South region and has executed many programming assignments in the development of operating systems and manufacturing process systems. Osborne received his bachelor of science in mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is on the Board of Directors of the Rinker School of Business, Palm Beach Atlantic College, and is the senior location executive for IBM Boca Raton. |