Vyomesh Joshi

Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi was executive vice president of HP’s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), a $26 billion annual business that encompasses Inkjet, LaserJet and commercial printing, printing supplies, digital photography, entertainment, web and software services, graphics and managed services.  

In the last ten years under VJ’s leadership, IPG has grown revenue from $19 billion to $26 billion and doubled the operating profit to $4 billion.  VJ, a passionate and respected industry leader, spearheads HP’s drive to become not merely the world’s premier printer company, but the premier printing company. 

VJ joined HP in 1980 as an R&D engineer, and has held various leadership positions.  VJ holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University.  He was a member of the Yahoo board of directors since 2005.

HP has been the worldwide market leader in printing since introducing its first inkjet and LaserJet printers in 1984. HP has sold more than 625 million inkjet printers in the past 27 years.  HP leads the imaging and printing intellectual property portfolio with more than 14,600 patents worldwide.