Bill Veghte, chief strategy officer at HP
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Technology giant HP announced on Wednesday it has named Bill Veghte the company’s chief strategy officer. The move comes just four months after HP appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer.
In addition to his new responsibilities, Veghte will continue in his current role as executive vice president of HP Software. As chief strategy officer, Veghte will be responsible for maintaining the company’s current level of technological innovation.
He will work with HP’s senior business and technology executives to “help define the IT industry’s future and make certain HP continues to lead the way,” according to the press release.
Veghte’s new role reaffirms HP’s commitment to providing customers with the latest platforms, products and services needed for success in a rapidly changing world.
“Every 10 to 15 years, fundamental shifts occur in the IT industry that redefine how technology is delivered,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “From mainframes to client/server to the internet, companies that identified the opportunity first and developed the right strategy came out on top. As we move forward, HP intends to stay on top, and I believe Bill has the knowledge and vision to keep us there.”
In addition to helping drive strategy for the company as a whole, Veghte will lead HP’s cloud and webOS open source initiatives. Having joined HP in 2010, Veghte most recently grew HP’s software business by 18 percent.
Prior to HP, he spent two decades at Microsoft in varying senior leadership positions, managing the company’s $15 billion global Windows business and playing an integral role in the delivery and launch of Windows 7.
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