About
Randy Walker is an accomplished global CEO, P&L owner, and board director with over 35 years of international experience delivering business and operational results. A proven executive, he has lived and worked in Jeddah, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, and the U.S. Mr. Walker is currently: Industry Partner at Motive Partners Executive Mentor at the ExCo Group Non-Executive Director for Vitality Global and TWG Member for Discovery (DSY) Executive in Residence at the University of Miami Business School Board Member and Lecturer at Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on AI He has extensive experience advising and partnering with Fortune 100 boards and C-suites on AI, operations, strategy, technology, and M&A. Mr. Walker spent two decades with IBM, serving as a senior executive. As Chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific, he managed an $8B P&L and 100,000+ employees, achieving double-digit revenue growth. He co-led IBM's global financial services sector, driving a turnaround from revenue lo…
Experience
Industry Partner
Motive Partners · New York, United States
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Motive Partners is a next generation financial technology investment firm focused exclusively on the technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry. Motive partners has been formed to address the unique opportunity in financial technology through an integrated platform with the capability to invest, operate and innovate across the financial technology ecosystem.
Executive Mentor
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Exco brings an operator’s lens to executive development. Our Mentors are experienced former CEOs and top executives of complex organizations and each brings a blend of determination, curiosity and humility to the role. Knowing first-hand what it means to lead at the intersection of strategy, operations, culture and market dynamics, our individual and senior team work helps top executives accelerate business impact. Currently mentoring C-Suite individuals across the Technology, Health and Financial Services industries. Also leading board succession and assessment work across both private and public companies.
Executive in Residence/Adjunct Professor
University of Miami Herbert Business School
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Focus on supporting expansion of the AI and Business Technology Programs, and being a lecturer, mentor and coach to MBA students.
Board Member
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, Ga
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Board member for School of Engineering. Senior Lecturer on AI and Technology applications in business transformation.
Independent Non Executive Director
Vitality Group Inc. · United States
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Director and chairman of the technology committee for Vitality Global International. A leading global Insurance/health tech and AI high growth firm.
Board Member Twg
Discovery Limited · South Africa
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Member of Board of Director Technology Working Group for Discovery (JSE:DSY), a leading global financial services and health/Insurance tech company.
Senior Advisor
IBM · US/Japan
Senior Advisor to IBM, IBM Japan. Executive Advocate/Advisor for leading Global Financial Services companies. Focus on applications of AI to transform enterprises and processes.
Global Managing Director, Ibm Sales and Financial Services
IBM · United States
As a member of IBM’s senior executive team, owned strategic sales globally and was responsible for $40B of revenue across the top 500 accounts. Also led global Financial Services clients, IBM’s largest sector, where I led a transformation and turnaround of the Financial Services business driving the results from double digit revenue loss to revenue growth in 2021. Was engaged in leading IBM’s software strategy and execution working closely with the Redhat, Data and AI, and Cloud product teams.
Chairman and Ceo, Ibm Asia Pacific
IBM · Singapore
Chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific with operational and P&L responsibility for an $8B P&L and 100K+ employees. Performed a transformation and turnaround of the business with a three-year CAGR of 9%, repositioning IBM from a strictly product and cost take out services provider, to a high value business transformation partner with strategic clients. This included a strong expansion of IBM's software portfolio across the region.
Managing Partner, Global Business Services
IBM · United States, Shanghai, Singapore
Led IBM’s consulting and services business globally and across it's growth market unit which I helped to establish while based in Shanghai. Over my five years leading IBM’s growth market unit, which consisted of markets across Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America, the unit’s growth rates were consistently 7-10 pts higher than IBM’s overall growth. Strong organic growth as well as the identification, closure and integration of multiple acquisitions across the markets, including a large business process outsourcing business in India were the major factors in the unit’s growth. Drove the linkage between IBM's software and implementation services.
Board Member
Singapore Economic Development Board · Singapore
Member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee.
Executive Vp, Board Member
Executive Vice President and board member of SAIC based in San Diego and London. In this role, I led the $4B P&L of SAIC’s Commercial and International businesses which included the Energy, Telcom, Healthcare and Global Public sector businesses, as well as the classified DoD/Security businesses outside of the United States.
Gm, Asia Pacific, Consulting & Systems Integration
IBM · Tokyo/Shanghai/Singapore
General manager of IBM's Business Innovation Services organization throughout the Asia Pacific geography based in Tokyo.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
BECE and MECE, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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