IBM to Get New GC, Promoted from Within
International Business Machines Corp. has named Michelle Browdy as new general counsel, succeeding Bob Weber, who is retiring after nine years.
Browdy currently is assistant general counsel as well as secretary to the IBM board. Her title will become senior vice president, legal and regulatory affairs and general counsel as of Jan. 1, reports Bloomberg Businessweek.
Browdy, 50, holds degrees from Harvard, Yale and Princeton and was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP before joining IBM in 2006 as the head of litigation, reports.
