IBM Shareholder Asks CEO Rometty If Augusta Has Admitted Her
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The first live question International Business Machines Corp. Chief Executive Officer Virginia “Ginni” Rometty faced at today’s shareholder meeting was if Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club had admitted her as a member.
IBM is one of the sponsors of the Masters Tournament, held at Augusta National, where no woman has been offered membership since its founding eight decades ago. Historically, the club has offered a membership to the CEO of IBM, allowing him to don the club’s green member blazer.