Charles Neral was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October, 2009.

Previously, Mr. Neral served as the Vice President of Finance for IBM’s $22 billion software business. In this role, he was responsible for global financial planning, analysis, business controls and business development and helped lead significant organic and acquisitive growth for IBM.

Prior to this, Mr. Neral served in a variety of positions across IBM’s Sales, Server and Global Services organizations including executive roles in Asia Pacific and IBM Corporate Headquarters.

Mr. Neral holds an MBA in Finance from New York University as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.