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Antonio M. Perez joined Kodak as President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2003, and was elected to the company’s Board of Directors in October 2004. In May 2005, he was elected Chief Executive Officer and on January 1, 2006, he became Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Perez is leading the digital transformation of Kodak, aimed at delivering innovative digital products and services to consumer and commercial customers in the fastest-growing segments of the imaging industry.
Mr. Perez has extensive expertise in digital imaging technologies, stemming from a 25-year career at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he was a corporate vice president and a member of the company’s Executive Council. As President of H-P’s Consumer Business, Mr. Perez spearheaded the company’s efforts to build a business in digital imaging and electronic publishing, ultimately generating worldwide revenue of more than $16 billion.
Prior to that assignment, Mr. Perez served as President and CEO of H-P’s inkjet imaging business. During the five years in which he led the business, the installed base of inkjet printers grew from 17 million to 100 million worldwide, with total revenue of more than $10 billion.
Just prior to joining Kodak, Mr. Perez served as an independent consultant for large investment firms, providing counsel on the effect of technology shifts on financial markets.
From June 2000 to December 2001, Mr. Perez was President and CEO of Gemplus International, where he led the effort to take the company public. While at Gemplus, he transformed the company into the leading Smart Card-based solution provider in the fast-growing wireless and financial markets. In the first fiscal year, revenue at Gemplus grew 70%, from $700 million to $1.2 billion.
Mr. Perez is a member of the board of directors of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. He is a member of The Business Council as well as the Business Roundtable. He is a member of International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong Province, China, an advisory body for the Governor of Guangdong, China. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the George Eastman House. | 