GEC NEWS WIREHas established four new, distinct business groups, effective April 1, 2014
Lenovo has announced several organizational and senior leadership changes. Lenovo has established four new, distinct business groups, effective April 1, 2014. Yang Yuanqing, chairman & CEO, Lenovo said, “Today, Lenovo is in one of the most important and exciting phases in our history. We are the number 1 PC company in the world. We are number 3 in Smart Connected Devices (PC, tablet, smartphone). And we just announced the intent to make an acquisition that will make us a significant competitor in the Enterrprise space. Given that momentum, now is the perfect time to prepare for the next phase in our growth. To do this, it is necessary to build new businesses and new pillars for our company.”
The new groups are:
PC Business Group (including Lenovo and Think brands), led by Gianfranco Lanci, who currently leads Lenovo EMEA. This group will ensure Lenovo continues to innovate, drive profits and expand our lead in our core PC business worldwide.
Mobile Business Group (smartphone, tablet, smart TV), led by Liu Jun, who currently leads the Lenovo Business Group (consumer and mobile products). This group is focused on making Lenovo a profitable global player in the fast-growing smartphone and tablet and developing our smart TV business.
Enterprise (including servers and storage), will be led by Gerry Smith, who currently leads Lenovo’s Americas Group. The goal of this group is to aggressively build a new, fast-growing profit engine in enterprise, where Lenovo already have a solid foundation. Ecosystem and Cloud Services (including both Android and Windows opportunities), led by George He, senior vice president, Lenovo, who currently serves as Chief Technology Officer. The goal of this group is to continue building Lenovo’s China ecosystem and drive a strategy for monetization and ecosystem expansion.
This structure replaces the company’s current design, which has two business groups (Lenovo Business Group including consumer PC and mobile, and Think Business Group consisting of commercial PCs and enterprise).
