650: When Opportunity Comes Your Way | Kieran McGrath, CFO, Avaya
In 2008, as the economic downturn threatened to upend IBM Corp.’s financial well-being, the company’s leadership was considering different candidates to lead a corporatewide restructuring when Kieran McGrath’s name surfaced.
McGrath was known as a troubleshooter inside the ranks of IBMers, a seasoned finance executive whose 27 years with the company had produced a zigzag career trajectory tracing a jagged path that signaled to IBM insiders both a breadth of experience and company loyalty.
“Early in my career, I got a reputation as a workhorse and a bit of a problem fixer, and while this was…
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