Louis Gerstner
Founder chez Achieve, Inc. (District of Columbia)
Profil
Louis Gerstner est connu pour avoir "sauvé" l'entreprise International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Il a obtenu un baccalauréat en ingénierie au Dartmouth College en 1963. Il intègre ensuite la Harvard Business School et obtient, en 1965, une maîtrise en administration des affaires. La même année, il entre chez McKinsey & Company en tant que consultant.
En 1978, Louis Gerstner rejoint American Express en tant que vice-président exécutif de la division cartes de paiement. En 1981, il est promu président du groupe Voyage services connexes. Trois ans plus tard, il devient président de la société mère. Malgré tous ces succès, Gerstner a le sentiment d'atteindre un plafond de verre chez American Express et quitte le navire.
En 1996, il devient président de RJR Nabisco. RJR fut un important conglomérat américain formé en 1985 par la fusion des sociétés Nabisco et R.J. Reynolds Industries. Ce groupe fut racheté à la fin des années 1980 par le fonds d'investissement KKR, puis une fois séparé de ses activités de fabricant et de distributeur de cigarettes, par la société américaine Kraft Foods en 2000.
En avril 1993, Louis Gerstner arrive chez IBM. A l'époque la société connait des difficultés. Louis Gerstner prend les choses en main et met en place une stratégie de recentrage des activités. Il mise sur les activités de service informatique et sur l'e-business. Certains attribuent même ce néologisme à Louis Gerstner. Il entend également faire revivre la culture d'entreprise. De nombreux licenciements sont décidés, des mesures de gestion délicates sont mises en place mais au final la société est sauvée. Il prend sa retraite de PDG et de Président en 2002.
Après son départ d'IBM, Gerstner reçoit un contrat de consultant d'un montant de 2 millions de dollars par an valable pendant 10 ans. A cela s'ajoutent, les frais et la pleine utilisation des installations et services IBM, tels que bureaux, voitures, avions, ...
Partisan d'une école de qualité, il crée en 2003 la Commission d'enseignement et élabore des recommandations spécifiques pour faire face à la crise de l'éducation en Amérique. En Janvier 2003, il occupe le poste de président du Groupe Carlyle, une société d'investissement américaine fondée en 1987 et située à Washington. Ce fonds de private equity est présent dans de nombreux domaines d'activités, comme la défense, l'énergie, l'aéronautique, l'industrie automobile et des transports. Il se retire de ce poste en octobre 2008 mais demeure le conseiller principal du Groupe Carlyle. Carlyle n'est pas coté en Bourse.
Louis Gerstner est membre du conseil consultatif de Sony Corporation. Il a également siégé au sein des conseils d'administration du New York Times, d'American Express, d'AT&T, de Caterpillar, de Melville et a été Président du Conseil de DaimlerChrysler.
Dernières actualités sur Louis Gerstner
Postes actifs de Louis Gerstner
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
American Museum of Natural History
 American Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The American Museum of Natural History is a scientific and cultural institution. Its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the people and present a panorama of the world's cultures. The company was founded by Albert Smith Bickmore, William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate and J. Pierpont Morgan on April 6, 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 04/05/2009 |
Achieve, Inc. (District of Columbia)
 Achieve, Inc. (District of Columbia) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Achieve, Inc. operates as an education reform organization that helps states raise academic standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments, and strengthen accountability in the United States. It focuses on making students who graduate from high school prepare for college, work, and citizenship. The firm manages American Diploma Project Network to improve postsecondary preparation for students in various states public schools; provides technical assistance to various states on college and career-ready standards, assessments, curriculum, and accountability systems; conducts research and development services to helps advance the work of states. Achieve was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Founder | 01/01/1996 |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management)
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) (MSK-IM) is the investment management division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 1960 to coordinate and guide the overall policy for Memorial Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Institute, and in 1980 these entities were unified into a single institution, with a single president and CEO. MSK-IM manages the investment portfolio of MSK. | Director/Board Member | - |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Anciens postes connus de Louis Gerstner
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
The Broad Institute, Inc.
 The Broad Institute, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Chairman | 08/06/2021 |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Director/Board Member | 02/05/2006 |
| IBM | Chief Executive Officer | 01/03/2002 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 02/01/2000 |
American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.
 American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. engages in the provision of financial and travel related services to consumers and companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chairman | - |
Formation de Louis Gerstner
| Dartmouth College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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Sociétés liées
| Sociétés cotées | 3 |
|---|---|
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | Finance |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Health Technology |
| IBM | Technology Services |
| Entreprise privées | 9 |
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. TobaccoConsumer Non-Durables R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. manufactures and markets cigarettes and tobacco products. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. | Consumer Non-Durables |
IBM Retirement Fund
 IBM Retirement Fund Investment ManagersFinance IBM Retirement Fund is the defined benefit plan manager for IBM Corp.'s (NYSE: IBM) employees. It was formed in 1983 and headquartered in Armonk, New York. | Finance |
American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.
American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. engages in the provision of financial and travel related services to consumers and companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The American Museum of Natural History is a scientific and cultural institution. Its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the people and present a panorama of the world's cultures. The company was founded by Albert Smith Bickmore, William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate and J. Pierpont Morgan on April 6, 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
The Broad Institute, Inc.
The Broad Institute, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology The Broad Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of research and development in biomedicals to cure infectious disease. Its scientific areas include chemical biology and therapeutics, genome regulation, cellular circuity and epigenomics, medical and population genetics, and metabolism. The company was founded by Eric S. Lander, Eli Broad and Edythe Broad in 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Achieve, Inc. (District of Columbia)
Achieve, Inc. (District of Columbia) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Achieve, Inc. operates as an education reform organization that helps states raise academic standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments, and strengthen accountability in the United States. It focuses on making students who graduate from high school prepare for college, work, and citizenship. The firm manages American Diploma Project Network to improve postsecondary preparation for students in various states public schools; provides technical assistance to various states on college and career-ready standards, assessments, curriculum, and accountability systems; conducts research and development services to helps advance the work of states. Achieve was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Investment Management) (MSK-IM) is the investment management division of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 1960 to coordinate and guide the overall policy for Memorial Hospital and the Sloan Kettering Institute, and in 1980 these entities were unified into a single institution, with a single president and CEO. MSK-IM manages the investment portfolio of MSK. | Miscellaneous |
