IBM System z Expo

Vice President
IBM Systems Lab Services and Training
IBM Systems & Technology Group

Kyle VanKleeck has responsibility for the development and delivery of a portfolio of offerings that allow quick adoption of IBMs hardware and System Software products. He also has responsibility for Client Technical Training. This includes a suite of classes and conferences that allow clients to gain the training they need to use IBM hardware and System Software products.

General Manager
System z Division
IBM Systems & Technology Group

Tom Rosamilia is the newly appointed General Manager of the System z Division for IBM Systems & Technology Group, responsible for all facets of IBM's mainframe server business including strategy, marketing, sales, operations, technology development and overall financial performance.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Rosamilia was the General Manager of IBM’s WebSphere software division, where he lead an organization of more than 8,000 software development, marketing, services, and sales professionals spanning more than 34 locations worldwide.

He previously held several other executive positions within the IBM Software Group, including: VP, WebSphere, responsible for product management and development of WebSphere and Industry Solutions portfolios, VP of Development for Data Management (including the DB2 Universal Database, Data Management Tools, IMS, Business Intelligence Solutions, and Informix portfolios) and IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory General Manager.

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
System z Technical Support
IBM Systems & Technology Group

Mark Anzani has the responsibility for driving long term product strategy and development, as well as enabling innovative client projects for System z. He joined IBM in Poughkeepsie in 1983 and during his early years with the company worked in a variety of manufacturing and development positions within the large systems business. In 1998, Mark was named the Director of Program Management for zSeries Hardware Development, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of zSeries hardware product. In March of 2001, he was named Director of Integration and System Test for Servers and in July of 2002, he was named IBM Availability Executive for Wal-Mart.

In January of 2003, Mark was appointed Vice President, Server and Storage System Test with the responsibility for testing hardware and some of the software associated with storage products and i, p, and zSeries servers. In January 2004, Mark was appointed Vice President, System z Hardware Products with the responsibility for the development and launch of the hardware products within the System z Portfolio. In January of 2007, Mark was appointed Vice President of System z Technical Support and in March of 2009 added the Chief Technology Officer responsibilities to his role.