HP Names Emma Walmsley CEO Effective January 4, 2027
HP's board unanimously appointed Emma Walmsley as CEO, effective January 4, 2027. Walmsley was CEO of GSK from April 2017 to December 2025 and has served on Microsoft's board for seven years.
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Why it matters
HP is handing the top job to a former pharmaceutical chief with a long Microsoft board tenure, at a moment the company frames around AI adoption reaching PCs.
Key Facts
- HP's Board of Directors unanimously appointed Emma Walmsley as CEO, effective January 4, 2027.
- Walmsley served as CEO of GSK from April 2017 to December 2025.
- Walmsley has served on Microsoft's board for seven years.
- Bruce Broussard, interim CEO since February 2026, becomes Chair of the Board on January 4, 2027, succeeding Chip Bergh.
- HP announced the appointment on November 4, 2026.
She succeeds Bruce Broussard, interim CEO since February 2026, who becomes Chair of the Board on the same date, succeeding Chip Bergh.
Walmsley spent roughly nine years as GSK's CEO, from April 2017 to December 2025, and joined that company in 2010 after 17 years at L'Oreal. At HP she replaces Bruce Broussard, who took over as interim CEO in February 2026 and moves to Chair of the Board on January 4, 2027, the same day Walmsley starts. Chip Bergh, the current Chair, said the appointment followed a global search and cited her leadership across multiple industries. Broussard's statement ties the hire to AI spreading to devices such as PCs.
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