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Nicola Hodson (born 17 December 1966)[1] is a British businesswoman, and the chief executive of IBM UK.
Early life
[edit]Her father played rugby league, with his brother Brian, whilst working at a local crisp factory,[2] later playing for Liverpool Stanley. [3] She grew up on Liverpool Road in Widnes, with her sister, later moving to Tuson Drive.[4] She trained with Halton Athletics Club, with her sister.[5]
She attended St Michaels RC primary school in Widnes, and a girls RC direct grant grammar school in Liverpool.
In 1988 she gained a BSc in chemistry with Materials Science from the University of Liverpool. She gained a PhD in Laser Surface Engineering in January 1993 from the University of Liverpool.[6][7] After her marriage, she lived in Meols, and gained an MBA in March 1997 from Lancaster University.[8]
Career
[edit]She worked with BNFL from 1991 to 1998. She worked with Microsoft from 2008.[9]
IBM UK
[edit]In January 2023 she became chief executive of IBM in the UK.
Personal life
[edit]She married in August 1992 to her partner from Upton, Merseyside at St Bede's Church, Widnes, afterwards visiting the US and Bahamas.[10]
She remarried in 2001.
References
[edit]- ^ Companies House
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Friday 8 May 1964, page 10
- ^ Liverpool Echo Saturday 28 October 1967, page 17
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Friday 19 August 1977, page 14
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Friday 22 January 1982, page 23
- ^ University of Liverpool
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Thursday 21 January 1993, page 16
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Thursday 6 March 1997, page 9
- ^ Microsoft UK
- ^ Widnes Weekly News Thursday 20 August 1992, page 8