Governance

Our Commitment

HPE is committed to maintaining the highest standards of business conduct and corporate governance, which we believe are essential to running our business efficiently, serving our stockholders well and maintaining HPE's integrity in the marketplace.

HPE has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics for directors, officers (including HPE's principal executive officer, principal financial officer and controller) and employees, known as the Standards of Business Conduct. HPE also has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which, in conjunction with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Board committee charters, form the framework for governance of HPE. HPE will post on this website any amendments to the Standards of Business Conduct or waivers of the Standards of Business Conduct for directors and executive officers.

HPE Board of Directors

HPE is committed to maintaining the highest standards of business conduct and corporate governance, which we believe are essential to running our business efficiently, serving our stockholders well and maintaining HPE's integrity in the marketplace.

Contacting the Board

All directors have access to this correspondence. In accordance with instructions from the Board, the Secretary to the Board reviews all correspondence, organizes the communications for review by the Board and posts communications to the full Board or individual directors, as appropriate. HPE's independent directors have requested that certain items that are unrelated to the Board's duties, such as spam, junk mail, mass mailings, solicitations, resumes and job inquiries, not be posted.

Communications that are intended specifically for the independent directors or the non-employee directors should be sent to the email address or street address noted above, to the attention of the Secretary to the Board of Directors.

Individuals may communicate with the Board by contacting:
Secretary to the Board of Directors
1701 E Mossy Oaks Road
Spring, TX 77389-1767
email: [email protected]

Pam Carter

Robert M. Calderoni

Director since 2025

Corporate governance biography

Pam Carter

Robert M. Calderoni

Director since 2025

Member of: STRATEGY (CHAIR), AND INTEGRATION

Mr. Calderoni has served as President of Sobe Capital Advisors, Inc., a consulting firm, since 2017. In addition, Mr. Calderoni has served as Chairman of the Board of KLA Corporation, a capital equipment company, since November 2022, and a director since 2007. He also serves as a director of Ansys, Inc., an engineering software and services company, since 2020. Additionally, Mr. Calderoni served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and interim Chief Executive Officer and President at Citrix Systems, Inc., a multinational software company, before its acquisition in 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Calderoni served as President of SAP AG’s cloud business after they acquired Ariba, Inc., a software and IT services company, where he had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2001. Mr. Calderoni also held many financial executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer at Avery Dennison Corporation, Senior Vice President Finance at Apple Inc., and Vice President Finance at IBM. Mr. Calderoni previously served on the Board of Directors of Juniper Networks, Inc. and as Chairman of LogMeIn, Inc.

Mr. Calderoni provides HPE board with extensive and relevant leadership, corporate governance and international operations experience in the technology industry.

Pam Carter

Pamela L. Carter

Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Pam Carter

Pamela L. Carter

Director since 2015

Member of: AUDIT, HR AND COMPENSATION (CHAIR), AND INTEGRATION

Ms. Carter served as the Vice President of Cummins Inc., a machinery design and manufacturing company, and as President of the Cummins Distribution business unit from 2008 until May 2015. In 18 years at Cummins, Ms. Carter held executive positions in both their Filtration and Distribution business units after joining the company in 1997 as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Carter serves as Chair of the Board of Enbridge Inc., a global energy infrastructure company and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a financial industry servicing company, and formerly served as a director of CSX Corporation, a rail based freight transportation company. Ms. Carter brings to our board of directors strategic and operational expertise from her hands-on experience leading and growing a complex design and manufacturing business. Her variety of experienced roles in both legal and business leadership brings to our board the valuable perspective of regulatory and policy knowledge coupled with clear understanding of business strategy.

Frank Damelio

Frank A. D’Amelio

Director since 2023

Corporate governance biography

Frank Damelio

Frank A. D’Amelio

Director since 2023

Member of: MEMBER OF: AUDIT, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, AND INTEGRATION (CHAIR)

Frank A. D’Amelio served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pfizer, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, from December 2010 until May 2022, where he was responsible for all corporate finance functions, including audit, controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor relations, and treasury. From 2018 through 2021, in addition to his CFO responsibilities, Mr. D’Amelio was also responsible for Pfizer’s global supply chain, which included the manufacturing and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. During his time at Pfizer, he led the company through a multi-year transformation to an industry leading, science-based biopharmaceutical company. Prior to that, he served as Senior Executive Vice President of Integration and Chief Administrative Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, a telecommunications equipment and services company, from November 2006 to August 2007. In addition to HPE, he also serves on the board of directors and chairs the Audit Committee of Humana, Inc. an insurance provider, and on the board of directors of Zoetis, Inc. an animal health company.

Mr. D’Amelio brings to our board of directors robust expertise and proven leadership in finance, corporate development, operations, IT, and supply chain across multiple industries.

Regina Dugan

Regina E. Dugan

Director since 2022

Corporate governance biography

Regina Dugan

Regina E. Dugan

Director since 2022

Member of: TECHNOLOGY AND HR AND COMPENSATION

Dr. Regina E. Dugan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellcome Leap Inc. Dr. Dugan is an internationally recognized business executive, producer, engineer-artist, taskmaster, and product developer. Dr. Dugan has led world-class, global teams, and hundred-million to multi-billion dollar efforts to deliver breakthrough products at Facebook, Google, Motorola, as the 19th Director, and first woman to lead, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). FORTUNE described Dr. Dugan as one of the world’s leading experts on product innovation, “the kind that unhinges old ways of operating, juices competition and creates new growth.” Dr. Dugan has been named to the Verge 50 list, Fast Company’s ‘Most Creative People in Business 1000,’ CNN’s ‘Top 10 Thinkers’, and CNBC’s ‘NEXT LIST’. As executive producer, she has 4 Annie Awards, 1 Emmy, and 1 OSCAR nomination. In addition to HPE, she also serves on the supervisory board of Siemens AG, a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare.

Dr. Dugan holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Caltech, where she is a Distinguished Alumnus (one of 256 historical honorees including Carver Mead and Gordon Moore) and her BS/MS from VaTech, where she was inducted to Academy of Engineering Excellence.

Jean Hobby

Jean M. Hobby

Director since 2019

Corporate governance biography

Jean Hobby

Jean M. Hobby

Director since 2019

Member of: AUDIT (CHAIR), AND HR AND COMPENSATION

Jean M. Hobby served as a global strategy partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 2013 until her retirement in June 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Hobby served as PwC’s Technology, Media and Telecom Sector Leader from 2008 to 2013 and its Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Hobby joined PwC in 1983 and became a partner in 1994. Ms. Hobby serves as a director for Integer Holdings Corporation, a medical device manufacturing company; Texas Instruments Incorporated, a designer of semiconductors; and formerly served as a director of CA, Inc., a software company.

Raymond Lane

Raymond J. Lane

Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Raymond Lane

Raymond J. Lane

Director since 2015

Member of: MEMBER OF: FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Lane has served on the Board of Beyond Meat, Inc., a producer of plant-based meat substitutes, since February 2015. Mr. Lane has also served as Managing Partner of GreatPoint Ventures, a venture firm focused on early stage enterprise and digital health technologies, since March 2015. Mr. Lane served as executive Chairman of Hewlett-Packard Company from September 2011 to April 2013 and as non-executive Chairman of Hewlett-Packard Company from November 2010 to September 2011. Since April 2013, Mr. Lane served as Partner Emeritus of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a private equity firm, after having previously served as one of its Managing Partners from 2000 to 2013. Prior to joining Kleiner Perkins, Mr. Lane was President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Oracle Corporation, a software company. Before joining Oracle in 1992, Mr. Lane was a senior partner of Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting company. Prior to Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Lane served as a division vice president with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, an IT services company that Hewlett-Packard Company acquired in August 2008. He was with IBM Corporation from 1971 to 1977. Mr. Lane served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University from July 2009 to July 2015. He also serves on the board of Special Olympics International. Mr. Lane is also a director of several private companies and is a former director of Quest Software, Inc., a software company. Mr. Lane brings to our board of directors significant experience as an early stage venture capital investor, principally in the information technology industry, through his position as Partner Emeritus of Kleiner Perkins. In addition, having served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Oracle, Mr. Lane has experience in worldwide operations, management and the development of corporate strategy. He has also gained valuable experience serving in board leadership roles for many public and private companies.

Ann Livermore

Ann M. Livermore

Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Ann Livermore

Ann M. Livermore

Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

Ms. Livermore served as Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company's Enterprise Business from 2004 until June 2011, and served as an Executive Advisor to its Chief Executive Officer through October 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Livermore served in various other positions with Hewlett-Packard Company in marketing, sales, research and development, and business management since joining the company in 1982. Ms. Livermore is also a director of Qualcomm, a semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company, and Samsara Inc, a software and technology company, and previously served on the board of Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Ms. Livermore brings to our board of directors extensive experience in senior leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company. In addition, through her nearly thirty years at Hewlett-Packard Company, Ms. Livermore has vast knowledge and experience in the areas of technology, marketing, sales, research and development and business management, as well as extensive knowledge of enterprise customers and their IT needs. Ms. Livermore also brings public company governance experience from her service on another public company board.

Ann Livermore

Bethany J. Mayer

Director since 2023

Corporate governance biography

Ann Livermore

Bethany J. Mayer

Director since 2023

Member of: AUDIT, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTEGRATION

Ms. Mayer is a technology leader in networking and cybersecurity, with deep expertise in technology-oriented product marketing and management. Since 2018, she has served as an executive advisor to Siris Capital, a private equity firm specializing in technology investments. From 2018 to 2019, Ms. Mayer served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology at Sempra Energy, a public utility company. From 2014 to 2017, she was President and CEO of Ixia, a leading network testing and security solutions provider, where she led the company through a transformative period, culminating in its sale in 2017 to Keysight Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of electronics test and measurement equipment and software. Prior to her time at Ixia, Ms. Mayer was a Senior Vice President, General Manager at Hewlett-Packard Company from 2011 to 2014, leading the expansion of its networking business, and prior to that, a vice president of marketing and alliances for HP’s enterprise servers storage and networking group from 2010 to 2011. Previously, Ms. Mayer was senior vice president of worldwide marketing and corporate development at cybersecurity provider Blue Coat Systems Inc., which is now part of NortonLifeLock. Earlier in her career, she held roles in product development at Cisco Systems and Apple.

Antonio Neri

Antonio F. Neri

Director since 2018

Corporate governance biography

Antonio Neri

Antonio F. Neri

Director since 2018

Mr. Neri has served as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise since February 2018. He served as President of HPE from May 2017 to February 2018. Prior to his service as President, Mr. Neri served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Group at HP Co., and subsequently HPE, since October 2014. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Servers business from September 2013 to October 2014 and concurrently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Networking business unit from May 2014 to October 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Neri served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Technology Services business unit from August 2011 to September 2013 and as Senior Vice President, Customer Services for the HP Personal Systems Group from 1995 until August 2011. Mr. Neri serves as a director of Anthem, Inc., a healthcare insurance company.

Each member of our board of directors has a term expiring at the 2023 annual stockholder meeting.

Charles Noski

Charles H. Noski

Director since 2020

Corporate governance biography

Charles Noski

Charles H. Noski

Director since 2020

Member of: FINANCE AND INVESTMENT (CHAIR), NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Noski served as Chairman of Wells Fargo & Company’s Board of Directors from March 2020 until August 2021, and on its board from June 2019 until his retirement in September 2021. Mr. Noski serves on the board of Booking Holdings Inc. since 2015 and Lead Independent Director since June 2020. Mr. Noski served as Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corporation from June 2011 until his retirement in September 2012 and as its Chief Financial Officer from May 2010 to June 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Noski served as Chief Financial Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 until 2005, and as a Board Director from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Noski previously served as Chief Financial Officer of AT&T Corporation from 1999 to 2002 and also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2002. From 1990 until 1999, Mr. Noski served in various leadership positions with Hughes Electronics Corporation, including President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board Director. Mr. Noski began his career with Deloitte & Touche, ultimately serving as partner until 1990. On February 19, 2021, Mr. Noski became one of four inductees to the Accounting Hall of Fame (AHOF) for 2021.

Raymond Ozzie

Raymond E. Ozzie

Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Raymond Ozzie

Raymond E. Ozzie

Director since 2015

Member of: Technology (Chair)

Mr. Ozzie founded and currently serves as CEO of Blues Wireless Inc., a provider of integrated hardware, software, and services for cellular IoT communications since 2018. Mr. Ozzie is a software engineer who early in his career created a pioneering product for communications and productivity, Lotus Notes. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Talko Inc., a mobile communications applications and services company, since founding the company in December 2011. Previously, Mr. Ozzie served as Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation from 2006 until December 2010, after having served as Chief Technical Officer of Microsoft from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Ozzie joined Microsoft in 2005 after Microsoft acquired Groove Networks, Inc., a collaboration software company he founded in 1997. Previously Mr. Ozzie served on the board of Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Mr. Ozzie is a recognized software industry executive and entrepreneur who brings to our board of directors significant experience in the software industry. Mr. Ozzie also has extensive leadership and technical expertise through his positions at Microsoft, Groove Networks, and his experience at other public companies earlier in his career. On February 22, 2021, Mr. Ozzie was selected as a Fellow by the Computer History Museum.

Gary Reiner

Gary M. Reiner

Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Gary Reiner

Gary M. Reiner

Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Reiner has served as Operating Partner at General Atlantic, a private equity firm, since November 2011. Previously, Mr. Reiner served as Special Advisor to General Atlantic LLC from September 2010 to November 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Reiner served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at General Electric Company, a technology, media and financial services company, from 1996 until March 2010. Mr. Reiner previously held other executive positions with GE since joining the company in 1991. Earlier in his career, Mr. Reiner was a partner at Boston Consulting Group, a consulting company, where he focused on strategic and process issues for technology businesses. Mr. Reiner is also a director of Citigroup Inc., an investment banking and financial services corporation, and several private companies. Previously he was a director of Box Inc., a software company; Genpact Limited, an outsourcing and information technology services company; and Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Mr. Reiner brings to our board of directors deep insight into how IT can help global companies succeed through his many years of experience as Chief Information Officer at GE. From his other positions at GE and his prior experience with Boston Consulting Group, he also brings decades of experience driving corporate strategy, information technology and best practices across complex organizations. In addition, Mr. Reiner brings to our board of directors his experience in private equity investing, with a particular focus on the IT industry.

Patricia Russo

Patricia F. Russo

CHAIR AND Director since 2015

Corporate governance biography

Patricia Russo

Patricia F. Russo

CHAIR AND Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, HR and Compensation

Ms. Russo serves as the Chair of our board of directors. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, a communications company, from 2006 to 2008; and as Chairman of Lucent Technologies Inc., a communications company, from 2003 to 2006 and Chief Executive Officer and President of Lucent from 2002 to 2006. Ms. Russo is also a director of General Motors Company, an automotive company; Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceuticals company; and KKR Management LLC, the managing partner of KKR & Co., L.P. Ms. Russo previously served as the Lead Independent Director of Hewlett-Packard Company (now HP Inc.), an information technology company from 2014 to 2015, and as a director of Alcoa Inc., a metals and manufacturing company, and Schering-Plough Corporation from 1995 until its merger with Merck in 2009. Ms. Russo brings to our board of directors extensive global business experience, a broad understanding of the technology industry, strong management skills and operational expertise through her positions with Alcatel-Lucent and Lucent Technologies. In those positions, she dealt with a wide range of issues including mergers and acquisitions and business restructurings as she led Lucent’s recovery through a severe industry downturn and later a merger with Alcatel. Ms. Russo also brings to our board of directors public company governance experience as a member of boards and board committees of other public companies.

Pam Carter

Robert M. Calderoni

Corporate governance biography

Pam Carter

Robert M. Calderoni

Director since 2025

Member of: STRATEGY (CHAIR), AND INTEGRATION

Mr. Calderoni has served as President of Sobe Capital Advisors, Inc., a consulting firm, since 2017. In addition, Mr. Calderoni has served as Chairman of the Board of KLA Corporation, a capital equipment company, since November 2022, and a director since 2007. He also serves as a director of Ansys, Inc., an engineering software and services company, since 2020. Additionally, Mr. Calderoni served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and interim Chief Executive Officer and President at Citrix Systems, Inc., a multinational software company, before its acquisition in 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Calderoni served as President of SAP AG’s cloud business after they acquired Ariba, Inc., a software and IT services company, where he had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2001. Mr. Calderoni also held many financial executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer at Avery Dennison Corporation, Senior Vice President Finance at Apple Inc., and Vice President Finance at IBM. Mr. Calderoni previously served on the Board of Directors of Juniper Networks, Inc. and as Chairman of LogMeIn, Inc.

Mr. Calderoni provides HPE board with extensive and relevant leadership, corporate governance and international operations experience in the technology industry.

Pam Carter

Pamela L. Carter

Corporate governance biography

Pam Carter

Pamela L. Carter

Director since 2015

Member of: AUDIT, HR AND COMPENSATION (CHAIR), AND INTEGRATION

Ms. Carter served as the Vice President of Cummins Inc., a machinery design and manufacturing company, and as President of the Cummins Distribution business unit from 2008 until May 2015. In 18 years at Cummins, Ms. Carter held executive positions in both their Filtration and Distribution business units after joining the company in 1997 as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Carter serves as Chair of the Board of Enbridge Inc., a global energy infrastructure company and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a financial industry servicing company, and formerly served as a director of CSX Corporation, a rail based freight transportation company. Ms. Carter brings to our board of directors strategic and operational expertise from her hands-on experience leading and growing a complex design and manufacturing business. Her variety of experienced roles in both legal and business leadership brings to our board the valuable perspective of regulatory and policy knowledge coupled with clear understanding of business strategy.

Frank Damelio

Frank A. D’Amelio

Corporate governance biography

Frank Damelio

Frank A. D’Amelio

Director since 2023

Member of: MEMBER OF: AUDIT, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, AND INTEGRATION (CHAIR)

Frank A. D’Amelio served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pfizer, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, from December 2010 until May 2022, where he was responsible for all corporate finance functions, including audit, controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor relations, and treasury. From 2018 through 2021, in addition to his CFO responsibilities, Mr. D’Amelio was also responsible for Pfizer’s global supply chain, which included the manufacturing and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. During his time at Pfizer, he led the company through a multi-year transformation to an industry leading, science-based biopharmaceutical company. Prior to that, he served as Senior Executive Vice President of Integration and Chief Administrative Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, a telecommunications equipment and services company, from November 2006 to August 2007. In addition to HPE, he also serves on the board of directors and chairs the Audit Committee of Humana, Inc. an insurance provider, and on the board of directors of Zoetis, Inc. an animal health company.

Mr. D’Amelio brings to our board of directors robust expertise and proven leadership in finance, corporate development, operations, IT, and supply chain across multiple industries.

Regina Dugan

Regina E. Dugan

Corporate governance biography

Regina Dugan

Regina E. Dugan

Director since 2022

Member of: TECHNOLOGY AND HR AND COMPENSATION

Dr. Regina E. Dugan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellcome Leap Inc. Dr. Dugan is an internationally recognized business executive, producer, engineer-artist, taskmaster, and product developer. Dr. Dugan has led world-class, global teams, and hundred-million to multi-billion dollar efforts to deliver breakthrough products at Facebook, Google, Motorola, as the 19th Director, and first woman to lead, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). FORTUNE described Dr. Dugan as one of the world’s leading experts on product innovation, “the kind that unhinges old ways of operating, juices competition and creates new growth.” Dr. Dugan has been named to the Verge 50 list, Fast Company’s ‘Most Creative People in Business 1000,’ CNN’s ‘Top 10 Thinkers’, and CNBC’s ‘NEXT LIST’. As executive producer, she has 4 Annie Awards, 1 Emmy, and 1 OSCAR nomination. In addition to HPE, she also serves on the supervisory board of Siemens AG, a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare.

Dr. Dugan holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Caltech, where she is a Distinguished Alumnus (one of 256 historical honorees including Carver Mead and Gordon Moore) and her BS/MS from VaTech, where she was inducted to Academy of Engineering Excellence.

Jean Hobby

Jean M. Hobby

Corporate governance biography

Jean Hobby

Jean M. Hobby

Director since 2019

Member of: AUDIT (CHAIR), AND HR AND COMPENSATION

Jean M. Hobby served as a global strategy partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from 2013 until her retirement in June 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Hobby served as PwC’s Technology, Media and Telecom Sector Leader from 2008 to 2013 and its Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Hobby joined PwC in 1983 and became a partner in 1994. Ms. Hobby serves as a director for Integer Holdings Corporation, a medical device manufacturing company; Texas Instruments Incorporated, a designer of semiconductors; and formerly served as a director of CA, Inc., a software company.

Raymond Lane

Raymond J. Lane

Corporate governance biography

Raymond Lane

Raymond J. Lane

Director since 2015

Member of: MEMBER OF: FINANCE AND INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Lane has served on the Board of Beyond Meat, Inc., a producer of plant-based meat substitutes, since February 2015. Mr. Lane has also served as Managing Partner of GreatPoint Ventures, a venture firm focused on early stage enterprise and digital health technologies, since March 2015. Mr. Lane served as executive Chairman of Hewlett-Packard Company from September 2011 to April 2013 and as non-executive Chairman of Hewlett-Packard Company from November 2010 to September 2011. Since April 2013, Mr. Lane served as Partner Emeritus of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a private equity firm, after having previously served as one of its Managing Partners from 2000 to 2013. Prior to joining Kleiner Perkins, Mr. Lane was President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Oracle Corporation, a software company. Before joining Oracle in 1992, Mr. Lane was a senior partner of Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting company. Prior to Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr. Lane served as a division vice president with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, an IT services company that Hewlett-Packard Company acquired in August 2008. He was with IBM Corporation from 1971 to 1977. Mr. Lane served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University from July 2009 to July 2015. He also serves on the board of Special Olympics International. Mr. Lane is also a director of several private companies and is a former director of Quest Software, Inc., a software company. Mr. Lane brings to our board of directors significant experience as an early stage venture capital investor, principally in the information technology industry, through his position as Partner Emeritus of Kleiner Perkins. In addition, having served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Oracle, Mr. Lane has experience in worldwide operations, management and the development of corporate strategy. He has also gained valuable experience serving in board leadership roles for many public and private companies.

Ann Livermore

Ann M. Livermore

Corporate governance biography

Ann Livermore

Ann M. Livermore

Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

Ms. Livermore served as Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company's Enterprise Business from 2004 until June 2011, and served as an Executive Advisor to its Chief Executive Officer through October 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Livermore served in various other positions with Hewlett-Packard Company in marketing, sales, research and development, and business management since joining the company in 1982. Ms. Livermore is also a director of Qualcomm, a semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company, and Samsara Inc, a software and technology company, and previously served on the board of Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Ms. Livermore brings to our board of directors extensive experience in senior leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company. In addition, through her nearly thirty years at Hewlett-Packard Company, Ms. Livermore has vast knowledge and experience in the areas of technology, marketing, sales, research and development and business management, as well as extensive knowledge of enterprise customers and their IT needs. Ms. Livermore also brings public company governance experience from her service on another public company board.

Ann Livermore

Bethany J. Mayer

Corporate governance biography

Ann Livermore

Bethany J. Mayer

Director since 2023

Member of: AUDIT, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTEGRATION

Ms. Mayer is a technology leader in networking and cybersecurity, with deep expertise in technology-oriented product marketing and management. Since 2018, she has served as an executive advisor to Siris Capital, a private equity firm specializing in technology investments. From 2018 to 2019, Ms. Mayer served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology at Sempra Energy, a public utility company. From 2014 to 2017, she was President and CEO of Ixia, a leading network testing and security solutions provider, where she led the company through a transformative period, culminating in its sale in 2017 to Keysight Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of electronics test and measurement equipment and software. Prior to her time at Ixia, Ms. Mayer was a Senior Vice President, General Manager at Hewlett-Packard Company from 2011 to 2014, leading the expansion of its networking business, and prior to that, a vice president of marketing and alliances for HP’s enterprise servers storage and networking group from 2010 to 2011. Previously, Ms. Mayer was senior vice president of worldwide marketing and corporate development at cybersecurity provider Blue Coat Systems Inc., which is now part of NortonLifeLock. Earlier in her career, she held roles in product development at Cisco Systems and Apple.

Antonio Neri

Antonio F. Neri

Corporate governance biography

Antonio Neri

Antonio F. Neri

Director since 2018

Mr. Neri has served as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise since February 2018. He served as President of HPE from May 2017 to February 2018. Prior to his service as President, Mr. Neri served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Group at HP Co., and subsequently HPE, since October 2014. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Servers business from September 2013 to October 2014 and concurrently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Networking business unit from May 2014 to October 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Neri served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the HP Technology Services business unit from August 2011 to September 2013 and as Senior Vice President, Customer Services for the HP Personal Systems Group from 1995 until August 2011. Mr. Neri serves as a director of Anthem, Inc., a healthcare insurance company.

Each member of our board of directors has a term expiring at the 2023 annual stockholder meeting.

Charles Noski

Charles H. Noski

Corporate governance biography

Charles Noski

Charles H. Noski

Director since 2020

Member of: FINANCE AND INVESTMENT (CHAIR), NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Noski served as Chairman of Wells Fargo & Company’s Board of Directors from March 2020 until August 2021, and on its board from June 2019 until his retirement in September 2021. Mr. Noski serves on the board of Booking Holdings Inc. since 2015 and Lead Independent Director since June 2020. Mr. Noski served as Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corporation from June 2011 until his retirement in September 2012 and as its Chief Financial Officer from May 2010 to June 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Noski served as Chief Financial Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 until 2005, and as a Board Director from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Noski previously served as Chief Financial Officer of AT&T Corporation from 1999 to 2002 and also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2002. From 1990 until 1999, Mr. Noski served in various leadership positions with Hughes Electronics Corporation, including President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board Director. Mr. Noski began his career with Deloitte & Touche, ultimately serving as partner until 1990. On February 19, 2021, Mr. Noski became one of four inductees to the Accounting Hall of Fame (AHOF) for 2021.

Raymond Ozzie

Raymond E. Ozzie

Corporate governance biography

Raymond Ozzie

Raymond E. Ozzie

Director since 2015

Member of: Technology (Chair)

Mr. Ozzie founded and currently serves as CEO of Blues Wireless Inc., a provider of integrated hardware, software, and services for cellular IoT communications since 2018. Mr. Ozzie is a software engineer who early in his career created a pioneering product for communications and productivity, Lotus Notes. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Talko Inc., a mobile communications applications and services company, since founding the company in December 2011. Previously, Mr. Ozzie served as Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation from 2006 until December 2010, after having served as Chief Technical Officer of Microsoft from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Ozzie joined Microsoft in 2005 after Microsoft acquired Groove Networks, Inc., a collaboration software company he founded in 1997. Previously Mr. Ozzie served on the board of Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Mr. Ozzie is a recognized software industry executive and entrepreneur who brings to our board of directors significant experience in the software industry. Mr. Ozzie also has extensive leadership and technical expertise through his positions at Microsoft, Groove Networks, and his experience at other public companies earlier in his career. On February 22, 2021, Mr. Ozzie was selected as a Fellow by the Computer History Museum.

Gary Reiner

Gary M. Reiner

Corporate governance biography

Gary Reiner

Gary M. Reiner

Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGY

Mr. Reiner has served as Operating Partner at General Atlantic, a private equity firm, since November 2011. Previously, Mr. Reiner served as Special Advisor to General Atlantic LLC from September 2010 to November 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Reiner served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at General Electric Company, a technology, media and financial services company, from 1996 until March 2010. Mr. Reiner previously held other executive positions with GE since joining the company in 1991. Earlier in his career, Mr. Reiner was a partner at Boston Consulting Group, a consulting company, where he focused on strategic and process issues for technology businesses. Mr. Reiner is also a director of Citigroup Inc., an investment banking and financial services corporation, and several private companies. Previously he was a director of Box Inc., a software company; Genpact Limited, an outsourcing and information technology services company; and Hewlett-Packard Company, an information technology company. Mr. Reiner brings to our board of directors deep insight into how IT can help global companies succeed through his many years of experience as Chief Information Officer at GE. From his other positions at GE and his prior experience with Boston Consulting Group, he also brings decades of experience driving corporate strategy, information technology and best practices across complex organizations. In addition, Mr. Reiner brings to our board of directors his experience in private equity investing, with a particular focus on the IT industry.

Patricia Russo

Patricia F. Russo

Corporate governance biography

Patricia Russo

Patricia F. Russo

CHAIR AND Director since 2015

Member of: NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, HR and Compensation

Ms. Russo serves as the Chair of our board of directors. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent, a communications company, from 2006 to 2008; and as Chairman of Lucent Technologies Inc., a communications company, from 2003 to 2006 and Chief Executive Officer and President of Lucent from 2002 to 2006. Ms. Russo is also a director of General Motors Company, an automotive company; Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceuticals company; and KKR Management LLC, the managing partner of KKR & Co., L.P. Ms. Russo previously served as the Lead Independent Director of Hewlett-Packard Company (now HP Inc.), an information technology company from 2014 to 2015, and as a director of Alcoa Inc., a metals and manufacturing company, and Schering-Plough Corporation from 1995 until its merger with Merck in 2009. Ms. Russo brings to our board of directors extensive global business experience, a broad understanding of the technology industry, strong management skills and operational expertise through her positions with Alcatel-Lucent and Lucent Technologies. In those positions, she dealt with a wide range of issues including mergers and acquisitions and business restructurings as she led Lucent’s recovery through a severe industry downturn and later a merger with Alcatel. Ms. Russo also brings to our board of directors public company governance experience as a member of boards and board committees of other public companies.

HPE Board of Committee Composition

Our Board has thirteen directors and the following five standing committees: (1) Audit, (2) Finance and Investment, (3) HR and Compensation, (4) Nominating and Governance Committee, (5) Technology, and two ad hoc committees (1) Integration, and (2) Strategy.

Name of Director Audit Finance and Investment HR and Compensation Nominating and Governance Committee Technology Integration Strategy
Independent Directors
Robert M. Calderoni Member Chair
Pamela L. Carter Member Chair Member
Frank A. D’Amelio Member Member Chair
Regina E. Dugan Member Member
Jean M. Hobby Chair Member
Raymond J. Lane Member Member Member
Ann M. Livermore Member Member
Bethany J. Mayer Member Member Member
Charles H. Noski Chair Member Member
Raymond E. Ozzie Chair
Gary M. Reiner Chair Member Member
Patricia F. Russo Member Member
Other Directors
Antonio F. Neri

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