GEC NEWS WIREXerox’s Board of Directors appointed Jeff Jacobson to be Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation following the completion of the company’s planned separation into two publicly traded companies. Jacobson currently serves as President of Xerox Technology and will continue in his current role until the separation is complete.
An industry veteran, Jacobson joined Xerox in 2012 as the President of Global Graphic Communications Operations. He became the President of the Xerox Technology business in 2014 with responsibility for worldwide strategy, sales channel operations, marketing, technical services and customer support, product development, manufacturing and distribution.
“I am honored by the board’s decision to appoint me to lead one of the world’s most iconic companies and confident that we will build a bright future for Xerox on the foundation of disciplined management, operational excellence and customer focus that is in place today. As an independent company and with the benefit of the strategic transformation we are aggressively implementing, we will capture the many opportunities available to us to strengthen core businesses and pursue select growth opportunities,” Jeff Jacobson, CEO of Xerox Corporation said.
Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox said “During his four years at Xerox, Jeff has driven significant productivity and cost efficiency efforts while maintaining our commitment to innovation, quality and leading technology. With his previous public-company CEO experience and his track record and achievements at Xerox, the Board and I are confident he is the best person to lead Xerox
forward.”
