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25.7.2024 19:25:35 CEST | Business Wire | Press release
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 Officer, Lenovo Group. (Photo: Business Wire)
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 visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.
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