HP appoints senior VP for imaging group
January 2008 – Hewlett-Packard has named Neal Woods as senior VP of worldwide operations for the company’s imaging and printing group (IPG), with effect from 22 January.Woods, 51, will be based in San Diego and have responsibility for IPG’s global manufacturing, supply chain operations, worldwide planning and quality functions. He also will lead HP’s worldwide consumer support, global logistics, environmental and strategic supply organisations.Woods joins HP from Cisco, where he worked for 7 years, most recently as VP of global manufacturing operations.He replaces Mike Fawkes who is retiring from HP after 29 years of service.