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HP Hires Gail Galuppo to Lead Worldwide Strategy and Marketing for Imaging and Printing Group

^{Published on 2010-10-18 13:15:31 - Market Wire}
 

PALO ALTO, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the appointment of Gail Galuppo as senior vice president of Worldwide Strategy and Marketing for the companya™s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), effective Nov. 1.

"She brings a passion for delivering results to our business, and her significant experience in analytics, customer relationship and life-cycle management will help us execute against our aggressive growth strategies."

Galuppo will lead IPGa™s marketing strategy, planning and execution on a global basis across all customer segments and the groupa™s four business units. This includes responsibility for customer, market and strategic planning, marketing operations, insights, customer relationship management, communications, environmental programs, retail experience and all customer-facing programs.

Galuppo joins HP from Western Union, where she was most recently executive vice president and chief marketing officer. She will be based in San Diego and report to [ Vyomesh Joshi ], executive vice president, IPG.

aGail is an outstanding marketing thought leader, with an impressive track record of leading creative global marketing programs,a said Joshi. aShe brings a passion for delivering results to our business, and her significant experience in analytics, customer relationship and life-cycle management will help us execute against our aggressive growth strategies.a

Galuppo was responsible for driving revenue growth at Western Union by leading global marketing and product development for the $5.1 billion company, across 202 countries and 430,000 agent locations. She launched the first ever global brand campaign for the 159-year-old Western Union brand and, under her leadership, the companya™s electronic business had double-digit growth in transactions and revenue.

Galuppo holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois University. She replaces Ron Coughlin, who has become senior vice president for the LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions business at HP.

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