Matthew Harris , Senior Vice President and Managing Director , UK , Ireland , Middle East and Africa , HPE
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Matthew Harris , Senior Vice President and Managing Director , UK , Ireland , Middle East and Africa , HPE
dDescribe your current job role and a summary of the business model of your organisation ?
I am the Managing Director Hewlett Packard Enterprises ’ UK , Ireland , Middle East and Africa organisation . An organisation made up of over 3,500 team members . The geography that I lead has physical operations within 8 countries and has market presence across 48 .
Whilst there is a lot of diversity in the breadth of operations HPE is united under one common purpose . To help customers and partners advance the way people live and work by supporting them on their transformation journeys . Providing edge connected , cloud enabled , AI solutions through HPE GreenLake cloud platform .
What are your strengths and abilities that you bring to the above role ?
I have been with HPE for over 20 years and have never been more aligned and motivated by the company ’ s mission ; to advance the way people live and work . Be that through supporting the construction of some of the most technologically advanced sports stadiums to enhance fan experience , or through supporting local government digitisation strategies to improve citizen experience .
One attribute that has supported me in every role , is having a curious and open mind set . Staying open to change and having the ability to learn and adapt , especially when working in the fast-paced technology market .
Please describe expectations of the end customers that you address . What are their pain points today ?
HPE operates within every market segment and region . One recurring theme from customers , large and small , is the digital ambition and focus on remaining operationally minded .
When it comes to customer ’ s exceptions for IT , the solutions have to be optimised to support their business . They have to work all of the time – it is nonnegotiable . The operations landscape is where the complexity comes in , and HPE continues to invest in people and technologies to make the operations that support customers and partners seamless .
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