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As a 23-year-old college intern in Germany, HP made a very
positive impression on my young mind, and I knew it was
where I wanted to invest the best years of my career.
Today I have 22 collective years at HP under my belt, nine
international moves, and three Executive Leadership Team
appointments. I feel very fortunate to have had such a
variety of roles and experiences, across different cultures,
countries, and areas of expertise. Regardless of my role,
I have been surrounded by people that are deeply passionate
about what they do.
As a leader, I’m incredibly proud of our progress on Diver-
sity and Inclusion, and as a parent, our alignment around
Sustainable Impact stands out. Our culture sets us apart
and will continue to inspire, both inside the company and
out for years to come.
Will you have a main office? Or will you rotate
between the 10 geographic markets?
While my home base is Palo Alto, it’s a personal priority
to be out in the market, communicating with customers,
partners and employees and knowing what’s happening
across all geographies. Thus far I’ve held customer meet-
ings in Germany, partner meetings at Canalys Channels
Forum in Barcelona, and hosted coffee talks in Geneva,
Paris, Grenoble, London, Beijing, and Dubai and soon
Singapore and Greater Asia.
NORTH
AMERICA
USA
CANADA
I also want my staff to be out in the market, not behind a desk.
One of our guiding principles is what I refer to as “double
heading” in functions as much as we can. In particular
double heading in the market at a country level is something
very powerful. When I was leading the Americas, I really
enjoyed also serving as the managing director for the U.S.
By being out where the customers, partners and employees
are, you gain a much better understanding of what’s
going on. To spend time with these groups is always a
great privilege. Universally we’re seeing strong feed-
back, understanding, and commitment around the new
model—and I’m feeling very optimistic about the success
of our new org structure and I have great confidence in
our collective future.
In my mind, there is no question that HP will be a
company that continues to define the future—but only
if we have the courage and determination to continually
reinvent ourselves.
HP'S GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS
These 10 global regions, along with sales operations and three
Centers of Excellence, make up HP's new commercial organization.
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LATIN
AMERICA
MEXICO
BRAZIL
ARGENTINA
COLOMBIA
CHILE
PERU
CACE