Reseller News Join Reseller News Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more.Sign up now IBM president and former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst quits Comes amid leadership reshuffle, with SVP of global markets Bridget van Kralingen also exiting. Jim Whitehurst (IBM) Credit: Red Hat IBM president Jim Whitehurst has stepped down amid a leadership reshuffle two years after steering Red Hat through its US$34 billion acquisition by Big Blue. Whitehurst was Red Hat CEO at the time of its mega-deal and has been “instrumental in articulating IBM’s strategy” and ensuring the two “work well together”, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said.