Xerxes Cooper is the President of Kyndryl Strategic Markets, a role in which he oversees coverage of 40+ countries across Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America. As part of a career that spans more than two decades, Cooper manages relationships with some of the greatest brands in the world to accelerate digital transformation. In this global leadership role, Cooper is successfully transforming how Kyndryl helps customers modernize, innovate, and secure their mission-critical systems and take advantage of secular IT trends like genAI readiness, hybrid cloud, and cyber resilience. Cooper is a people-focused leader who inspires high performance and is successfully transforming essential parts of Kyndryl’s services culture.
In addition to his role as President, Strategic Markets, Cooper serves as Kyndryl’s Global Integrity Champion, which is the principal business leader invested in aligning the tone from the top and setting expectations globally for ethical behavior according to Kyndry Way values.
Previously, Cooper served as the President of Kyndryl Canada, the leading technology services provider in Canada. Here, he led teams focused on accelerating digital strategies for customers by leveraging their highly skilled workforce, a diverse ecosystem of partners, and innovative solutions including cloud, analytics, automation, and security.
Prior to joining Kyndryl, Cooper led IBM Global Technology Services in Canada, and served as the Chief Financial Officer for IBM Canada, in addition to other senior leadership roles.
A seasoned leader, Xerxes operates with transparency and integrity at all organizational levels, building engagement, belief, and trust. He has received external recognition for his leadership and focus on inclusion including a Diversity Champion award in 2020 and the Best Executive – Technology award from the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business in 2021.
Xerxes is a member of the Board of Directors for Oak Valley Health and is a registered CPA.