HP’s EMEA president Nick Lazaridis has exited the company after the outfit has started a significant international restructuring.
In a statement HP said: “Nick Lazaridis will be leaving HP immediately. Nick has been an important leader in EMEA, and we are grateful for his support and contributions. Replacing Nick is Helena Herrero, MD for Iberia, who will serve as interim president of EMEA while the company makes longer-term decisions.”
The vendor also announced a global reorganisation, ditching its current three-region structure in favour of one global commercial business.
The move is the culmination of a year-long review of the business which HP said has “done nothing but feed our optimism about the future”.
The commercial arm will be led by Christoph Schell, in the new role of the chief commercial officer, from 1 November.
The managing directors from 10 geographic regions will report to Schell, who has been at HP for 20 years.
One partner CRN spoke to speculated that HP Inc would remove the EMEA level of management, similar to the strategy taken by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
