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    • John Brantley

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    Global Chemicals & Petroleum Leader

    John Brantley is the General Manager for IBM's Global Chemicals and Petroleum Industries. In this role, Mr. Brantley is responsible for managing the global portfolio of clients across these industries. He is also responsible for the design, development and delivery of industry specific solutions that are based on advanced research & development concepts and that integrate IBM’s cloud, analytics, mobile, social, and security offerings.

    A strong believer in collaboration as the path to innovation, Mr. Brantley has reached out to business partners and clients alike to design and develop the next evolution of industry specific solutions that address these industries' most challenging issues including profitable exploration, integrated operations, asset management and production design and scheduling. He is a prominent speaker at industry events in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

    In addition to his General Manager responsibilities, Mr. Brantley serves on IBM’s Energy & Environment board. This team consists of senior level executives who define and direct IBM’s go-to-market strategy and initiatives for solutions that address the growing energy & environment concerns of our clients across all industries.

    John was appointed in 2008 to the IBM Growth & Transformation Team. This team of IBM's top 300 executives work together to address important cross-company growth and transformation opportunities to advance IBM's growth agenda.

    Prior to his current role, Mr. Brantley has held a number of senior positions at IBM including, Administrative Assistant to IBM's CEO Louis Gertsner, World Wide Vice President of BladeCenter Sales, North American Vice President of Direct Marketing, and Americas Vice President of Integrated Marketing Communications.

    Mr. Brantley joined IBM in 1982, beginning his IBM career as a Sales Representative. The last two years he has been living and working in Shanghai, China.

    Mr. Brantley received his BS in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire and his MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology.