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(Marilyn D. Johnson is donating a one hour meeting by telephone or in person to the winning bidder.  The winning bidder will have to travel to Marilyn Johnson at their own expense to have the in person meeting.)

Marilyn Johnson is Vice President, Market Development based in Armonk, New York.  In this capacity, she leads an organization responsible for developing IBM’s strategy for and marketing to businesses owned or operated by Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Women in the Americas.  Her mission includes women owned and women led businesses in selected markets around the globe.

She is an executive with extensive management experience in sales and marketing in the information technology industry. Ms. Johnson’s previous IBM positions, with US and worldwide responsibility, include director of financial services sector marketing, director of eBusiness infrastructure, and director of worldwide sales operations.  She has held executive positions in key  IBM business units. Marilyn has had management and operational responsibility in North America, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.  In 1999 Marilyn led the merger of IBM and Sequent Corporation Web-server sales.

Marilyn is a graduate of John Marshall University and holds two Masters in Education degrees.  She has held positions on the Executive Board of the Council for Better Business Bureaus and the Executive Boards of the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Foundation,  the National Council of Negro Women and American Airlines Marketing Advisory Council.  She has been applauded for her active commitment to mentoring and coaching activities. Marilyn has been a featured speaker for numerous professional organizations around the world, including The World Diversity Conference in the City of Prague in the Czech Republic, the Black Women Executive Roundtable hosted by the Mayor of Paris, France, and B.I.G. (Blacks in Government), Washington, DC.

In recognition of  her many business and professional  achievements, Marilyn has  received numerous awards including  the "Corporate Supporter of Women Entrepreneurs Award"  in Beijing, China;  “The Profiles of Prominence Award” from the National Women of Achievement, Inc.;  the Center for Women’s Business Research,  “Leading By Example Award”; the “Corporate Visionary Award” from The Count Me In - Women’s Business Growth Forum and was named one of “The Top 25 Influential Black Women” by The Network Journal Magazine.   In addition, Marilyn was inducted into the YWCA of New York City’s prestigious “Academy of Women Leaders” and has been named a Sequoyah Fellow by the American Indian Engineering and Science Society.

Marilyn has been featured in Working Mother Magazine, Women’s Enterprise Magazine, ESSENCE Magazine, Minority Business News,  Financial Times – United Kingdom, The Atlanta Tribune, Global Executive Women, Enterprising Women Magazine, The Network Journal Magazine and Uptown Professional Magazine.   She has two adult children.

Item Special Note

(Marilyn D. Johnson is donating a one hour meeting by telephone or in person to the winning bidder.  The winning bidder will have to travel to Marilyn Johnson at their own expense to have the in person meeting.)

The executives will meet with the winning bidder at a time convenient to both parties, on or before December 1, 2011, except in the case of some celebrities which may carry over to the first quarter of 2012.

Once the winning bid has been validated and collected, CAAO will request the winning bidder's bio/resume and reason for wanting to meet the executive and communicate that information to the executive. CAAO will also pass on the necessary contact information for the winning bidder to make their appointment.

If the winning bidder cancels or wishes to change the date/time of the meeting once it has been scheduled, the winning bidder will be responsible for contacting the executive to communicate any changes.

The winning bidder is responsible for all travel expenses to attend this meeting.

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