6. IBM’s Tom Rosamilia
Sometimes it’s necessary to cut your losses. That’s not exactly what IBM said it did when it sold its health care data and analytics assets (part of Big Blue’s Watson Health business) to Francisco Partners. However, it’s easy to read between the lines.
Analysts have determined IBM was not gaining traction in the health care market. Rather than focus on that, IBM’s Tom Rosamilia reframed the narrative and said the deal was a “clear next step as IBM becomes even more focused on our platform-based hybrid cloud and AI strategy.” Rosamilia makes the list this week for winning the public relations game.
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