Léo Apotheker Named CEO and President of HP

Lane has served on the board of directors of more than 20 public and private companies and joined Kleiner Perkins in 2000. Previously, he served as president and COO at Oracle Corp.. Earlier in his career, Lane also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton, EDS and IBM.

“Léo is a strategic thinker with a passion for technology, wide-reaching global experience and proven operational discipline—exactly what we were looking for in a CEO,” said Robert Ryan, lead independent director of the board. “After more than two decades in the industry, he has a strong track record of driving technological innovation, building customer relationships and developing world-class teams.”