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The new CEO of IBM just sent a welcome letter to employees, calling for a 'maniacal focus' on AI and hybrid cloud and a pragmatic approach: 'This is about aiming for speed over elegance'

IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna took over his new post on Monday by calling on the company's 350,000 employees to embrace a "maniacal focus" on AI and hybrid cloud, the two arenas the tech giant aims to dominate.

Krishna, who was named in January to replace outgoing CEO Ginni Rometty, also vowed a pragmatic and nimble style in leading the iconic tech behemoth which has struggled to regain its once dominant position in a fast-changing market. He said that to achieve this goal, the company will have to change its thinking and move fast to succeed: "This is about being nimble, pragmatic and aiming for speed over elegance. And, it's about being comfortable with ambiguity and continuously adapting to shifting circumstances."

But his letter underscored the IBM strategy that he helped shape, and the challenges the company has faced.

 

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