This article is about the 2015 successor of Hewlett-Packard. For the predecessor company, see Hewlett-Packard. For other uses of HP, see HP.
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Traded as | NYSE: HPQ S&P 500 component |
Industry | Information technology |
Predecessor | Hewlett-Packard |
Founded | November 1, 2015 |
Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Meg Whitman (Chairwoman) Dion Weisler (President and CEO) |
Revenue | US$ 57.3 Billion |
Number of employees
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50,000 (2014) |
Slogan | Keep reinventing. |
Website | www |
HP Inc. (often known now as just "HP") is an American technology company, created on November 1, 2015 as the successor of Hewlett-Packard, along with Hewlett Packard Enterprise.[1] It develops and provides hardware, such as personal computers and printers.[1]
HP Inc. is the larger successor of Hewlett-Packard in terms of revenue, and uses the original NYSE ticker symbol of HPQ (whereas Hewlett Packard Enterprise uses a new ticker, HPE). It recorded US$57.3 billion in revenue in 2014, compared with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's US$53 billion. 50,000 employees will work at HP Inc., and Dion Weisler has been announced as CEO of the new company created as a result of the Hewlett-Packard Co. separation.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Darrow, Barb (30 October 2015). "Bye-bye HP, it's the end of an era". Fortune. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Hewlett-Packard details how it's going to split into two companies". Fortune. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-11-02.