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Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Quotes

1942–2025 United States

Louis Vincent Gerstner Jr. KBE (March 1, 1942 – December 27, 2025) was chairman of the board of IBM from April 1993 until his retirement in December 2002.

United States
Businesspeople

Also known as: Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

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People do what you inspect, not what you expect.

Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? (2002)

Services are going to move in this decade to being the front edge of the industry.

Former IBM CEO (2002)

The Internet is ultimately about innovation and integration, but you don't get the innovation unless you integrate Web technology into the processes by which you run your business.

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