Far-reaching changes in the leadership of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The American multinational has just announced that Alfredo Yepez has been appointed leader of a new regional organization that has been expanded and now covers both Southern Europe and Latin America effective January 1, 2023. In this role, Alfredo Yepez assumes full responsibility for the end-to-end management of HPE’s business, people, and operations across the region.
Yepez replaces José María de la Torre, who until now held the position of Managing Director for Southern Europe, in addition to being president and CEO of HPE Spain. At the moment, it has not been revealed if De la Torre will occupy a new position in the HPE structure, or if his future is in another company. The fact that HPE debuts a new expanded region it also raises doubts about the direction that the company will take in the old continent from now on and the weight that our country will have in the region.
Until now Alfredo Yepez was senior vice president and general manager of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in this new position, he adds responsibility for the HPE Southern Europe (SEUR) region that includes Spain, Italy, Greece and Israel. He will also hold the position of president and general director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Spain.
“Alfredo has led the LAC region for the past seven years and has a solid track record of meeting the needs of our customers and partners,” he said. Heiko Meyer, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at HPE. “I am confident in Alfredo’s ability to lead this new, expanded regional team to deliver strong results and build an inclusive and collaborative culture across the region.”
“I am excited about the opportunity to lead this new, expanded regional team, especially at a time when HPE’s edge-to-cloud portfolio is so well positioned to help our customers and partners achieve their digital transformations,” said Alfredo Yepez, Senior Vice President and General Manager for LAC-SEUR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “I will leverage the strengths of our teams across the region to advance our position as a great place to work and as a collaborative business partner that helps people advance the way they live and work.”
