HP announced organizational changes that
will more closely align its corporate structure with the strategy it announced in March.
The organizational changes will increase
transparency for these business functions relative to the company’s strategic
roadmap, sharpening the executive team’s focus on customer-facing businesses,
further enabling opportunities for synergies across business units, and
positioning HP for the opportunities it sees in the market.
The company also announced that one of its
most successful executives is joining the HP board
of directors, and it has appointed executive
sponsors for two of its most important growth markets.
Ann Livermore has been
elected to the HP board. Her election reflects the success of her career as one
of the IT industry’s most talented and respected executives. During her 29-year
career with HP, Livermore has been instrumental in helping countless HP
customers grow and transform their businesses.
While she will step down from her
day-to-day management of the HP Enterprise Business, Livermore will contribute
valuable guidance to the organization as a member of the board. To effect a
smooth transition, Livermore will continue to serve as interim lead for HP
Enterprise Services and sponsor certain key accounts until a new services
leader is named.
Ann’s distinguished role as a leader of
our largest business, deep relationships with our most important customers,
institutional knowledge of the company and its employees, and insights on the
technology industry will be tremendous assets to our board of directors. On
behalf of HP’s 320,000-plus employees, I would like to congratulate Ann on her
election and offer our heart-felt gratitude for her long service and dedication
to this company,” said Ray Lane, non-executive chairman, HP board of directors.
Elevating businesses most critical to
customers and which play a key role in delivering on the opportunities the
company sees as the IT industry evolves, Dave Donatelli, executive vice president, Enterprise Servers, Storage,
Networking and Technology Services, and Bill Veghte, executive vice president, Software, will now report
directly to Leo Apotheker, HP chief
executive officer and president, giving their respective units greater
visibility and support throughout the entire HP organization. Similarly, Jan
Zadak, executive vice president, Global Sales, also
will report to Apotheker, facilitating efforts to better leverage the full HP
portfolio to deliver integrated solutions for customers and partners.
These businesses play a vital role in our
continued growth and success, and as such, Dave, Bill and Jan will report
directly to me and help drive the overall direction for HP. In our ongoing
effort to accelerate our progress in executing our strategy, we will continue
to make the necessary changes that streamline our operations, drive focus and
agility, and position us for success,” said Apotheker, chief executive officer
and president, HP.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
