John Mesberg

Webit Speaker, Vice President, B2B and Commerce Solutions, IBM Corporation

John Mesberg is Vice President, Commerce Solutions. In this role he is responsible for bringing value to our clients through an expanded suite of solutions including powerful eCommerce capabilities, market-leading order management products, innovative optimization and logistics solutions, and extensive B2B integration capabilities.

John's former role was Vice President of AIM Services & Support for IBM’s Software Group. In this role he lead a team of technologists who extend our software development labs and who provide remote and on-site assistance (including e-learning and lab-based education, consulting, and support services) to our clients and system integrators. His team’s ultimate goal was to ensure client success and enable the ecosystem for self-sufficiency.

John’s other role was Vice President of Financial Services Solutions for IBM’s Software Group. In this role he was responsible for setting strategy and product direction for IBM’s middleware portfolio to assure alignment to Banking, Insurance and Financial Markets client requirements.

Prior to joining IBM John was part of Booz-Allen and Hamilton’s Information Technology Group. While at Booz-Allen John consulted with a number of Fortune 500 firms in IT strategy consulting engagements, including leading firms in insurance and banking.

John started his career in Operations Management and IT management in manufacturing organizations. This foundation gave him a strong sense of the difficult operational issues faced by all businesses attempting to manage significant change.