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