Talk:Jim Whitehurst

pov?

pov. sounds like a sales pitch. --James Michael DuPont (talk) 21:39, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Limited info under "Business positions"

Several important job titles held by Jim Whitehurst

In the first few sentences of this article, the lede mentions at least 4 [past or present] important-sounding job titles held by Jim Whitehurst, at some well-known companies. Besides his current title, which includes the word "interim", some of the others may have "also" been temporary... (or perhaps they just "turned out to be" kinda temporary?)

Only one of them mentioned, under "Business positions"

Only one of those [current or past] roles -- (President and CEO of Red Hat / December 20, 2007 – April 6, 2020) -- is even mentioned under "Business positions", in the little "box" or grouping down near the bottom of the article, that is displayed under the heading or 'title' of "Business positions". It can be found after "External links", but before the "Red Hat" ['box'] template.

The wikitext for that little 'box' of "Business positions", down near the bottom of the article, starts with
{{s-start}}
{{s-bus}}
and it ends with
{{s-end}}

That little 'box' does include

President and CEO of Red Hat
December 20, 2007 – April 6, 2020

but (ignoring, for now, his current assignment, because it is an "interim" position) that little 'box' also does not include

• President of IBM

nor

• COO at Delta Air Lines.

Maybe this is "as it should be" -- ? --

I do not know very much about ... how the decisions should be made, about which "list items" [of this kind] should be included, and which ones should be left out. So, maybe there is a good reason for "President and CEO of Red Hat" to be the only one included, here, and for the others to be left out.

But just in case at least "some" of those others should be (at least "considered", to "perhaps" be) included, there, . . . that is the reason for this section of this "Talk:" page.

Any comments?

Thanks for listening. Mike Schwartz (talk) 21:37, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Request to update Career and Board Memberships sections

Hello editors,

I would like to propose an update to the **Career** and **Board Memberships and Non-profit Work** sections of the Jim Whitehurst article, to reflect verified recent developments. Below is the suggested new content:

Requested Career Section Update

Replace this current paragraph:

> Whitehurst joined Red Hat as CEO in December 2007.[13][12][6] Following IBM's acquisition of Red Hat (in July 2019),[14] later in January 2020 it was announced that Whitehurst will be appointed president of IBM on 6 April.[15] In July 2021, Whitehurst announced his resignation from IBM.

With this revised version:

> Whitehurst joined Red Hat as CEO in December 2007.[13][12][6] Over twelve years, he led the company through substantial growth and international expansion, with revenue multiplying over eight times and market capitalization increasing more than tenfold. Under his leadership, Red Hat was named to Forbes’ list of The World's Most Innovative Companies in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Red Hat was also named to Fortune's Most Admired Companies list in 2018 and was added to the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 stock index in 2009.

Update the next paragraph as follows:

> In July 2019, Red Hat completed a sale to IBM for $34 billion. This was the largest software acquisition in history and the largest percentage premium ever paid for a large-cap software asset. Whitehurst was named president of IBM in January 2020 and chairman of the board of Red Hat, a subsidiary of IBM. He left IBM in July 2021.

> In October 2023, Whitehurst became interim CEO of Unity Technologies.[4][5][18][19] As of 2024, he serves as Executive Chairman of Unity Technologies and is a Managing Director at Silver Lake.[4]

Add New Section: Board Memberships and Non-profit Work

Please add the following new section after the Career section:

Board Memberships and Non-profit Work

Whitehurst serves on the board of directors of United Airlines , Amplitude , Tanium , Software AG, Qualtrics , and CO2 AI. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of Rice University  and the board of The Conservation Fund. Previously, he served on the boards of SecureWorks , Digital Globe, and Red Hat.

He has also been involved in economic and community development efforts, serving as chairman of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and vice chairman of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

Sources

https://conference-board.org/bio/jim-whitehurst

https://www.redhat.com/it/blog/red-hat-named-forbes%E2%80%99-list-world%E2%80%99s-most-innovative-companies-fifth-time

https://www.rttnews.com/1008938/red-hat-to-join-prestigious-s-p-500-index-stocks-to-watch.aspx

https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/09/ibm-closes-red-hat-acquisition-for-34-billion/

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ibm-closes-34-billion-deal-to-buy-red-hat-to-boost-cloud-business-idUSKCN1U41HM/

https://www.ibm.com/investor/news/ibm-completes-acquisition-of-red-hat

https://www.ciodive.com/news/red-hat-acquisition-is-hybrid-open-source-power-play-for-ibm-but-it-must/540905/

https://www.hpcwire.com/2019/07/10/ibm-closes-red-hat-deal/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-whitehurst-stepping-down-where-do-ibm-and-red-hat-go-from-here/

https://siliconangle.com/2021/07/02/ibm-president-jim-whitehurst-steps-part-major-leadership-reshuffle/

https://www.conservationfund.org/about-us/our-people/james-m-whitehurst/

https://www.softwareag.com/en_corporate/company/leadership/james-whitehurst.html

https://ncchamber.com/2013/09/10/whitehurst-nc-businesses-have-critical-need-for-common-core-success/

@Mike Schwartz – building on your earlier points about the business roles box, I’ve submitted this content update request. Would love your input. Zaifaaa (talk) 21:20, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, but ... at first, I did not know what you were talking about ["!"] because I had forgotten what I wrote in this "Talk:" page, (above) "AND" because the box is not a -- [quote:] -- "business roles" box; it is a "business positions" box.

Also, I do not understand the role of a "content update request". That is, I do not know what kind of "comments" (if any) you are expecting, or ... hoping to get.

Thanks for your patience,
Sincerely,

--Mike Schwartz (talk) 04:49, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Day Creature (talk) 05:04, 17 June 2025 (UTC)