SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) today announced that Mark
Wallace will succeed Guy Séné as head of Keysight’s global sales
organization on Nov. 1, 2016. Séné will remain as an advisor through the
end of the company’s first fiscal quarter, Jan. 31, 2017, when he will
retire.
Wallace, who is currently vice president and general manager of the
Americas Field Operations for Keysight, previously held a variety of
leadership positions across sales, marketing and channel management for
Hewlett-Packard, Agilent and Keysight.
“I am pleased to announce that Mark Wallace will lead our worldwide
sales organization,” said Ron Nersesian, Keysight’s president and chief
executive officer. “Mark is a proven energetic leader with all of the
qualities to be a great fit for the role. I look forward to continuing
our strong customer relationships under Mark’s leadership as we move the
company and next-generation technologies forward.
“I also want to acknowledge and thank Guy Séné for the significant
results he has delivered for Keysight, Agilent and Hewlett-Packard over
a four-decade career. He has made tremendous contributions in sales and
division management in all parts of our international business. I wish
him the very best moving forward,” added Nersesian.
Séné has been senior vice president, worldwide sales at Keysight since
August 2014. He joined Hewlett-Packard in 1976, and also worked at
Agilent Technologies from 1999 to 2014.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbors
created therein. The forward-looking statements contained herein
include, but are not limited to, information regarding the executive
transition plan; the future demand for the company’s products and
services; and customer expectations. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Keysight’s results to
differ materially from management’s current expectations. Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unforeseen changes in
personnel or timing; unforeseen changes in the demand for current, or
development of new, products, technologies, and services.
In addition, other risks that Keysight faces include those detailed in
Keysight’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Apr. 30, 2016.
Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of
Keysight’s management and on currently available
information. Keysight undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) helps customers bring breakthrough
electronic products and systems to market faster and at a lower cost.
Keysight’s solutions go where the electronic signal goes, from design
simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to
optimization in the network. Customers span the worldwide communications
ecosystem, internet infrastructure, aerospace & defense, automotive,
semiconductor and general electronics end markets. Keysight generated
revenues of $2.9B in fiscal year 2015. More information is available at www.keysight.com.
Additional information about Keysight Technologies is available in the
newsroom at www.keysight.com/go/news.
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