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Mike Armstrong was chairman of the board of the IBM World
Trade Corporation and held key management posts both
in the United States and Europe.
The following is the text of a corporate biography
published in September 1991.
C. Michael Armstrong joined IBM in 1961 as a systems engineer
in Indianapolis, Indiana. He subsequently held numerous
marketing, manufacturing, and development positions, and
in 1980 he was elected an IBM vice president and in 1983
an IBM senior vice president. In 1986, he was named directeur
general, IBM Europe and in 1989 elected chairman of the
board of IBM World Trade Corporation. He is a member of
the IBM Management Committee and IBM's Corporate Management
Board.
A Detroit native, Mr. Armstrong received a B.S. in
business and economics at Miami University of Ohio.
He is a member of the National Advisory Committee,
College of Engineering, University of Michigan; a member
of the Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University;
a member of the Board of the Foundation for the Development
of Polish Agriculture; member of the Thyssen-Bornemisza
Group Supervisory Board; member of the board of directors
for Travelers Corp.; member of the Board of Trustees,
The Conference Board; and member of the Council on Foreign
Relations.
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