William Amelio
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William Amelio | |
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Education | Lehigh University Stanford University |
Occupation | Business executive |
Title | CEO |
Spouse(s) | Jamie |
Children | 6 |
William J. "Bill" Amelio is an American business executive who was the CEO of Lenovo. He was also the CEO of Avnet.[1]
Education
Amelio earned a
Career
Amelio began his career with
Between 2000 and 2001, Amelio was Executive President and Chief Operating Officer of
Between 2005 and 2009 he held the chief executive officer position with Chinese technology company
In August 2010, Amelio became the CEO of CHC Helicopter Service AS.[2] In February 2015, CHC Group Ltd., the parent company of CHC Helicopter, announced that the board of directors had appointed Karl Fessenden as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, replacing William Amelio.[8]
In July 2016 Amelio was appointed as Interim CEO of Avnet.[9] Amelio was officially appointed Avnet CEO in September, 2016.[10] As CEO of Avnet, Amelio executed the divestiture of Avnet's Technology Solutions to Tech Data[11] in September 2016, a transaction valued close to US$2.6 billion. A month later, he led the acquisition of UK-based Premier Farnell,[12] a distributor of technology products and solutions and also known for manufacturing and distributing more than half the world's Raspberry Pi single board computers.
In August 2020, Amelio stepped down from Avnet,[13] with Phil Gallagher being named as Interim CEO.
Philanthropy
Amelio and his wife Jamie, through the Amelio Foundation,[14] founded Caring for Cambodia [1] in 2003, a non-profit organization which educates Cambodia children by building schools, training teachers and providing for basic needs. Milestones achieved by 2011 included supporting 5,300 students, training 100 teachers, managing and supporting six schools and stocking four libraries with books and resources. He also adopted two children from Cambodia.
References
- ^ HUFFORD, AUSTEN (6 September 2016). "Avnet Removes Interim Status for Its CEO". Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "William Joseph Amelio: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ a b "NCR names Amelio COO of Retail and Financial Group". www.atmmarketplace.com. 2002-03-05. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Laptops | Shop Laptops, 2 in 1s, & More | Lenovo US".
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News. 28 July 2023.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ Lemon, Sumner (5 February 2009). "Lenovo CEO resigns as PC maker posts $97M loss". Computerworld. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "News - CHC Helicopter". www.chc.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ Ojo, Bolaji (11 July 2016). "Avnet Sacks Hamada, Names Amelio Interim CEO". EPSnews. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Novinson, Michael (6 September 2016). "It's Official: Avnet Names Bill Amelio as Permanent CEO". CRN.
- ^ Novinson, Michael (February 28, 2017). "A New Distributor Dawns: Tech Data-Avnet TS Deal Closes, Avnet Partners Want To Retain Existing People, Level of Service". crn.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Prophet, Graham (October 19, 2016). "Avnet completes acquisition of Premier Farnell". eenewseurope.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ "Gallagher Named Interim CEO of Avnet; Amelio Moves on". 3 August 2020.
- ^ "William Amelio, CEO, CHC Helicopter Corp. - BC Helicopters - Peter Severinson - BC Business".
Further reading
- This American Wants You to Buy Chinese Fortune, by David Kirkpatrick, May 22, 2006
- Worldsource or Perish Forbes, by William J. Amelio, August 17, 2007
- Made Globally Business World (Philippines), September 24, 2007
- Lenovo's Great Leap U.S. News & World Report, by Rick Newman, October 5, 2007
- The Great Laptop Forward Portfolio, by Kevin Maney, October 2007
- Interconnected We Prosper The New York Times, by William J. Amelio, June 25, 2008
- Lenovo CEO is Out Business Week February 5, 2009
- "Bill Amelio Talks Strategy before Departing as Lenovo CEO". Knowledge@Wharton. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2016.