Gerald M. Czarnecki (Gerry) is an internationally acclaimed Management Guru, Public Speaker and Consultant who specializes in helping organizations strive for peak performance through outstanding leadership. After a 30 year career in banking, where he last served as CEO of Bank of America Hawaii, Gerry was recruited by Louis Gerstner to serve as the Senior Vice President of Worldwide operations at IBM to help with the company's turnaround. Gerry is a proven leader and knows what it takes to be successful. His leadership principles are based on a core belief of focusing on results, while managing the 7 leadership principles.