Lenovo Names Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu as New Chief Technology Officer
2024年7月26日 - 2:24AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Lenovo, the global technology powerhouse, today announced the
appointment of Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu as the group’s new Chief
Technology Officer, succeeding Dr. Yong Rui in further accelerating
the Group’s technology vision and AI leadership.
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Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu, Chief Technology
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In addition, Lenovo has announced the formation of a new
Emerging Technology Group that will be charged with anticipating
emerging trends in technology and turning them into future business
growth opportunities. Dr. Yong Rui, who has led Lenovo’s research
as CTO for the past seven years, becomes President of the Emerging
Technology Group.
Dr. Kurtoglu, renowned for his groundbreaking work in the IT
industry, brings a wealth of experience from leading roles within
the IT industry, including CTO of HP Inc. and Global Head of HP
Labs, CEO of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, and lead for the
product development group at Dell. He holds numerous patents and
has published multiple papers in the fields of automation and
machine intelligence, computational design, systems engineering,
and 3D/digital manufacturing.
Commenting on Dr. Kurtoglu’s appointment, Yuanqing Yang,
Chairman and CEO of Lenovo, said, “As we embrace the
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in AI, I’m pleased to welcome Tolga
to Lenovo to help us further realize our ambitions as a global
technology powerhouse and drive our AI leadership forward. His
experience across hardware, software, and AI technologies will
further strengthen our innovation leadership and smarter AI for All
focus.”
Dr. Kurtoglu added: “I’ve long admired Lenovo from afar for its
bold commitment to innovation. At a time when all consumers and
companies are seizing the potential of AI, I’m looking forward to
working with research teams around the world to further accelerate
the development of Lenovo’s portfolio and deliver powerful,
flexible, and responsible AI solutions that transform industries
and empower individuals.”
Dr. Rui added: “This is a pivotal time for the technology
industry, with so many new transformative and emerging technologies
that will change how we live, work, and do business. I’ve been
passionate about incubating and commercializing new technologies
throughout my career, and I’m excited to lead Lenovo’s new Emerging
Technology Group.”
Dr. Kurtoglu will lead Lenovo’s Research team, spearhead its
innovation ecosystem, ensure alignment between the Group’s
technological vision and overall business objectives, and serve as
a member on the Lenovo Executive Committee, the leadership team at
Lenovo.
CEO Yuanqing Yang will showcase and share more about Lenovo’s
innovation vision and strategy and its focus on Smarter AI for All
at Lenovo Tech World’24 on October 15, 2024.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse,
ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of
customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to
deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success
as the world’s largest PC company with a pocket-to cloud portfolio
of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs,
workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server,
storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined
infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s
continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a
more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone,
everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under
Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). To find out more
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