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executive</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Title</th><td class="infobox-data title">CEO</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Jamie</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Amelio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/William_Amelio.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="250" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="142" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>Amelio as CEO of Lenovo</figcaption></figure> <p><b>William J. "Bill" Amelio</b> is an American business executive who was the CEO of <a href="/wiki/Lenovo" title="Lenovo">Lenovo</a>. He was also the CEO of <a href="/wiki/Avnet" title="Avnet">Avnet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Amelio&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amelio earned a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chemical_engineering" title="Chemical engineering">chemical engineering</a> from <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_University" title="Lehigh University">Lehigh University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also holds a <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> in Management from <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>, where he was a <a href="/wiki/Sloan_Fellow" class="mw-redirect" title="Sloan Fellow">Sloan Fellow</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Amelio&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amelio began his career with <a href="/wiki/IBM_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM Corporation">IBM Corporation</a> in 1979 and worked his way up to General Manager Worldwide Operations, Distribution and Reengineering of the Personal Computer Division before leaving for AlliedSignal in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2000 and 2001, Amelio was Executive President and Chief Operating Officer of <a href="/wiki/NCR_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="NCR Corporation">NCR Corporation</a>'s Retail Solutions, Financial Solutions, Worldwide Customer Service and Systemedia businesses, responsible for $5 billion in revenue and 27,000 employees worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He arrived at NCR after a stint with <a href="/wiki/Honeywell_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Honeywell International">Honeywell International</a> Inc. (formerly <a href="/wiki/AlliedSignal" title="AlliedSignal">AlliedSignal</a>). Between 1999 and 2000 he was the company's President and CEO in charge of Transportation and Power Systems. Amelio, who started with the firm in 1997, was initially responsible for Turbocharging Systems and reestablished AlliedSystems as the industry leader in the technology.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2005 and 2009 he held the chief executive officer position with Chinese technology company <a href="/wiki/Lenovo_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Lenovo Group">Lenovo Group</a> Ltd.,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> manufacturers of personal computers, laptops, servers and other computer hardware. As Lenovo's president and CEO, he oversaw the integration of the <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a> PC Division, which the company purchased in 2005 for $1.75 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lenovo, with 30,000 employees, experienced an annual revenue growth increase from $13 billion to $15 billion by 2008 under his leadership. During that period the company grew its brand internationally and, for seven successive quarters, had sales profits greater than the market. Amelio's three-year contract was not renewed after Lenovo posted a 2008 fourth quarter loss of $97 million.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2010, Amelio became the CEO of <a href="/wiki/CHC_Helicopter" title="CHC Helicopter">CHC Helicopter Service AS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2016 Amelio was appointed as Interim CEO of <a href="/wiki/Avnet" title="Avnet">Avnet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amelio was officially appointed Avnet CEO in September, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As CEO of Avnet, Amelio executed the divestiture of Avnet's Technology Solutions to Tech Data<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in September 2016, a transaction valued close to US$2.6 billion. A month later, he led the acquisition of UK-based <a href="/wiki/Premier_Farnell" title="Premier Farnell">Premier Farnell</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a distributor of technology products and solutions and also known for manufacturing and distributing more than half the world's <a href="/wiki/Raspberry_Pi" title="Raspberry Pi">Raspberry Pi</a> single board computers. </p><p>In August 2020, Amelio stepped down from Avnet,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Phil Gallagher being named as Interim CEO. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Amelio&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amelio and his wife Jamie, through the Amelio Foundation,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> founded Caring for Cambodia <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.caringforcambodia.org">[1]</a> in 2003, a non-profit organization which educates Cambodia children by building schools, training teachers and providing for basic needs. 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Amelio, August 17, 2007</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/09/24/2963039.htm">Made Globally</a> <i>Business World (Philippines)</i>, September 24, 2007</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2007/10/05/the-chinese-ibm-computer-merger-shows-signs-of-success.html">Lenovo's Great Leap</a> <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>, by Rick Newman, October 5, 2007</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/international-news/portfolio/2007/09/17/China-and-Lenovo">The Great Laptop Forward</a> <i>Portfolio</i>, by Kevin Maney, October 2007</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/opinion/25iht-edamelio.1.13979245.html">Interconnected We Prosper</a> <i>The New York Times</i>, by William J. 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