Background
Swainson, John A. was born in Canada.
Swainson, John A. was born in Canada.
B Applied Science in Engineering, University British Columbia, 1977.
Systems engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Vancouver, Canada, 1978, manager, market development and support, International Business Machines Corporation Canada Software Solutions Laboratory Toronto, Canada, 1991—1993, director, application development marketing, software solutions division, 1993—1994, vice president, application development solutions and director, International Business Machines Corporation Canada Software Solutions Laboratory Toronto, Canada, 1994, general manager, applications and integration middleware, 1997—2004, vice president, sales, software division, 2004. President, board directors Computer Associates International Inc. (now California, Inc.), Islandia, New York, 2004—2009, Chief Executive Officer, 2005—2009.
Senior advisor Silver Lake, since 2010. Member International Business Machines Corporation Worldwide Management Council, International Business Machines Corporation Strategy Team, International Business Machines Corporation Senior Leadership Team. Board governor International Business Machines Corporation Academy Technology.
Board directors Cadence Design Sys, Broadcom Corporation, Visa United States of America, 2006—2007, Visa Inc., since 2007, Assurant Inc, since 2010.
3 children.