Mr. Michael Rhodin

General Manager - Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software, IBM Software Group

Mike Rhodin was named General Manager, Workplace, Portal and Collaboration (WPLC) Software, in August 2005.  He leads a team responsible for developing IBM's collaborative technology and solutions, which integrate people, data and business process to create the "human side" of IBM's On Demand Strategy.  Previously he served as Vice President of Development and Technical Support for WPLC, working to transform the front-end of computing. Mike has a passion for simplifying the way people work, improving organizational performance, and helping IBM customers maximize their return on IT investment.

Before joining Lotus in 2003, Mike led IBM's development efforts for Pervasive Computing from November 1999.  This included development of the WebSphere Everyplace family of offerings, WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Voice offerings in addition to new embedded software componentry.

Mike also served as Director, IBM Server Solutions within Software Group.  He joined IBM in 1984 upon his graduation from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.  He resides with his family in Carlisle, Massachusetts.