Ron Castro

Vice President & General Manager, Technology Lifecycle Services, Americas, IBM; Chair, MLC Board of Governors

Ron Castro is Vice President & General Manager, Technology Lifecycle Services, Americas at IBM. Winner of the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Manufacturing Leader of the Year award in 2019, Castro was honored for his successful, holistic efforts to drive adoption of Manufacturing 4.0 technologies and for building the first cognitive supply chain. He has been with IBM since 2007 and leads a remarkable team through the digital and cognitive journey to an end-to-end, AI-enabled supply chain. He is responsible for driving adoption of cutting-edge technology and applications inside and outside of the manufacturing walls.