Lenovo, the global technology powerhouse, has recently appointed Ashley Gorakhpurwalla to lead its Infrastructure Solutions Business. He joins Lenovo on November 11 as Executive Vice President of Lenovo and President of the Infrastructure Solutions Group, as well as a member of the Lenovo Executive Committee, the Group’s leadership team.
According to Industry sources, Gorakhpurwalla is widely known in the industry and has powered numerous multi-billion dollar revenue storage and infrastructure systems businesses for top-tier global technology companies. Most notably, he was President and General Manager of Server and Infrastructure Systems at Dell EMC, where he powered a $20 billion business that included the company’s PowerEdge Server, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, and Extreme Scale Infrastructure business units, as well as research and development of its Storage Platform and Data Protection. Under his leadership, the server and storage business grew to become the undisputed number one in the world.
Commenting on his appointment, Yuanqing Yang, Lenovo President, and CEO, commented: “Ashley joins Lenovo at a pivotal time in our journey toward hybrid AI, where the strength and depth of our portfolio, innovation, and ecosystem partnerships are improving the quality of life for people and delivering greater productivity for businesses. With his deep industry experience, strong engineering background, proven leadership, and success in scaling multi-billion-dollar businesses, Ashley is uniquely positioned to drive profitable growth for the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) business.”
Gorakhpurwalla added: “I have long admired Lenovo’s remarkable growth and leadership in the industry, so as someone deeply passionate about systems, I am thrilled to be returning to an organization to work with enterprise customers and help transform their businesses. Leading Lenovo’s infrastructure business in this exciting era of AI presents a tremendous opportunity to build on the company’s strong foundation and accelerate future growth.”
