Ross A. Mauri is the General Manager for IBM Z and LinuxONE Infrastructure. In this capacity, he is responsible for all facets of IBM Z and LinuxONE Infrastructure including strategy, engineering, marketing, sales, support and worldwide financial performance.
After joining IBM in 1980, Mr. Mauri held positions that included technical and management roles, and in 1993, he was appointed Director of the Paris-based Client/Server Computing unit, overseeing strategy in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He later served as GM of Software Marketing for EMEA.
Mr. Mauri returned to the USA and held various executive positions in the mainframe business, including leading hardware development, marketing, solutions, and strategy. He was a key leader in transforming these large systems from Bi-Polar to CMOS technology, a major milestone for IBM and the industry.
In 2000, Mr. Mauri led IBM’s worldwide UNIX and Linux software initiatives. And then became VP, Development, IBM Systems Group, leading a global organization responsible for the design and engineering of IBM’s industry-leading server and storage platforms. Mr. Mauri drove the organizational and cultural change that altered the orientation of the IBM Systems Group development teams from independent brand silos to cross-matrix functional entities. In 2003 he led the creation and expansion of IBM’s pioneering global e-business initiative.
In 2006, Mr. Mauri served as General Manager of IBM’s Power Systems division. During his four year tenure, he grew the business to become the undisputed worldwide market leader in UNIX systems. From there he took a role as the VP of Enterprise Process Transformation at IBM Corporate Headquarters and was responsible for leading global enterprise transformation initiatives in advanced analytics, process transformation and social business. Mr. Mauri assumed his current position leading IBM Systems in mid-2014.
