Experts give IBM's new CEO the thumbs up: He could be the 'heavyweight' the company needs to really compete with Amazon and Microsoft

IBM's decision to name Arvind Krishna as its new CEO got the thumbs up from experts, who say the 29-year company veteran he has the technological chops and business savvy to lead the company.Krishna, who joined the company in 1990, will take over as CEO in April, replacing Ginni Rometty. Experts familiar with his record at IBM say he is an excellent choice to lead the company at a time when it is struggling to regain its luster in the tech world."You need a heavyweight to compete with Satya [Nadella], Sundar [Pichai], [Mark] Zuckerberg and the tech giants," analyst Ray Wang of Constellation Research told Business Insider."Customers need to know there's a tech leader with business experience, not the other way around," Wang added.Click here for more BI Prime stories.Arvind Krishna, the incoming

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