"In his role as the IBM board’s independent leader, Michael Eskew has to lead the move to get Rometty out."
C'mon, make the decision. Pull the trigger. It can't come soon enough!
http://247wallst.com/investing/2017/07/22/investors-look-to-ibm-director-michael-eskew-for-decision-about-companys-future/
These people went to the same schools, vacation in the same spots, etc. If any one of them was truly independent they would never have been nominated.
It is too late, but better than none.
IBM has lost the leading position in IT Technology. Expect Mainframe, It is following and catching the market.
Cloud? Watson? The IBM's future? So sorry they are NOT marketing leading.