RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - There's a new publicly-traded company with a large portion of its workforce based in the Triangle: the IBM spin-out Kyndryl. Today
IBM has announced the operating model for its forthcoming Kyndryl managed infrastructure business spin-off, detailing six global managed services practices and naming the senior leadership team.
The six global managed services practices are cloud; digital workplace; security and resiliency; network and edge; core enterprise and zCloud; and applications, data and artificial intelligence (AI).
Kyndryl will also offer an advisory and implementation services practice to advise customers on digital environments and advanced technology adoption and integration.
The company named Kerry Purcell, currently general manager for IBM Global Technology Services Japan, as the new president for Kyndryl Australia and New Zealand, along with nine other regional leaders of markets that represent more than three-quarters of Kyndryl’s revenue.
IBM names Kerry Purcell as Kyndryl A/NZ lead
IBM names Kerry Purcell as Kyndryl A/NZ lead
News of the local leadership appointment comes as IBM reveals the broader structural plans for the Kyndryl business.
Kerry Purcell (IBM/Kyndryl) Credit: IBM
IBM’s soon-to-be-spun off managed services business Kyndryl will be led in Australia and New Zealand by Big Blue’s former A/NZ managing director Kerry Purcell.
At the beginning of 2018, Purcell became IBM Japan vice president. For the past two-and-a-half years he has been IBM Services global technology services general manager in Japan.
News of the local leadership appointment comes as IBM reveals the broader structural plans for the Kyndryl business, along with its leadership appointments in various regions around the world.