HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the appointment of Ron Coughlin as senior vice president of worldwide marketing for the company's Imaging and Printing Group, by July 23.

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  HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the appointment of Ron Coughlin as senior vice   president of worldwide marketing for the company's Imaging and Printing Group,   by July 23.
 
  Coughlin, 41, will be based in San Diego and have   responsibility for driving the group's marketing strategy, planning and   execution on a global basis across all customer segments and the group's five   business units. This includes responsibility for customer, market and strategic   planning, marketing operations, worldwide sales, communications and development   of go-to-market assets.
 
  Coughlin comes to HP from PepsiCo, where he was   most recently senior vice president and chief marketing officer of the company's   international beverage business.
 
  "Ron is an outstanding leader with   extensive experience driving transformational marketing programs and practices   for complex global organizations," said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president,   Imaging and Printing Group, HP. "His impressive track record for delivering   results and driving global execution is an important complement to our   business."
 
  Coughlin was responsible for the marketing function for   PepsiCo's international beverage business, with more than $10 billion in system   sales, including the Pepsi, 7UP, Tropicana, Gatorade, Aquafina and SoBe brands.   Under his leadership, the business delivered double-digit revenue growth behind   an aggressive transformation of the portfolio as well as the company's basic   marketing model.
 
  Coughlin holds a bachelor of arts in international   marketing from Lehigh University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of   Management at Northwestern University.
 
  About HP
 
  HP focuses on   simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers -- from individual   consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing,   personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the   world's largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $97.1 billion for the four   fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2007. More information about HP is available at   www.hp.com.
 
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