Ann Martinelli Livermore was born on 23 August 1958 and is a former Executive Vice President at Hewlett-Packard, where from 2004 until June 14,2011, she led the HP Enterprise Business business unit of HP.
10 Facts About Ann Livermore
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Ann Livermore was the valedictorian at her North Carolina high school.
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Ann Livermore holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar, as well as an MBA from Stanford University.
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In 1997, Ann Livermore was elected to the board of directors of United Parcel Service.
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Ann Livermore has been credited with steering HP away from its decentralized culture and hardware mentality and was the brains behind HP's E-services strategy.
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When HP CEO Lewis Platt announced in March 1999 that he would step down, Livermore confirmed that she wanted the job.
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Insiders say Ann Livermore was the only internal candidate who made the short list, but, in July 1999, HP made the former Lucent Technologies executive Carly Fiorina the first female CEO of a Dow 30 company.
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Ann Livermore's name was mentioned as a possible candidate to take over at HP when Carly Fiorina was ousted in February 2005 as CEO.
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On June 14,2011, Ann Livermore was replaced as head of HP Enterprise, as her top lieutenants, Dave Donatelli, software head Bill Veghte, and global sales leader Jan Zadak, were to report directly to the CEO.
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In 2005 Ann Livermore had a kidney transplant for an undisclosed ailment.