Wall Street analysts and pundits were pushing for Ginni Rometty to retire as CEO, even after a killer quarter and promises for more growth (IBM)

· The announcement that Ginni Rometty was retiring as CEO of IBM was long-awaited, but still came as a surprise given the timing.
· That's because after years of working on a turnaround, including the massive $34 billion purchase of Red Hat, Rometty said she had finally successfully turned the company around.
· Earlier this...