HP names enterprise services head

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has named the new head of the company's enterprise services business.

Tom Iannotti will head one of the California-based company's largest sections. He was previously managing director of Americas and enterprise business at HP and succeeds Joe Eazor, who was named senior vice president of corporate growth initiatives.

Eazor will be responsible for driving HP's growth strategy in China, India and South East Asia, the company said. He joined HP through its $13 billion (£9.57 billion) acquisition of services provider EDS in 2008

The services business of HP - the world's largest technology company by revenue and the No. 2 technology services provider behind International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) - posted revenue of $8.7 billion in the most recent quarter, close to 30% of the company's overall sales.

Shares of HP, based in Palo Alto, fell 36 cents to $50.20 on the New York Stock Exchange.

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