Name: Rich Marcello
Company: HP
Job Title: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Business Critical Servers
Bio: Rich Marcello is the senior vice president and general manager of the Business Critical Servers (BCS) product line within the Enterprise Storage and Servers global business unit at HP. Under his leadership, BCS has worldwide responsibility for the strategy, development, delivery, and marketing of HP Integrity servers based on Intel® Itanium® processors, HP 9000 systems and AlphaServer systems as well as their related operating environments – HP-UX 11i, Tru64 UNIX®, OpenVMS, Windows and Linux. Prior to this position, Marcello was the vice president and general manager of the Alpha Systems Division (ASD), responsible for maximizing AlphaServer customer satisfaction by successfully delivering the committed Alpha roadmaps and, over time, seamlessly transitioning these customers to the Itanium architecture via the Alpha RetainTrust program.
Prior to the ASD position, Marcello led the worldwide High Performance Systems (HPS) Division at Compaq Computer Corporation, responsible for delivering business critical value in key target markets and enabling customers to build a real-time enterprise. Under his direction, the division achieved the No. 1 position in overall HPTC revenue. In addition, HPS successfully led its large installed base through an understanding of the Alpha/Itanium strategy resulting in increased customer confidence. During his career at Digital Equipment Corporation that began in 1981, Marcello held several management positions. In 1996, he became vice president of the OpenVMS Group, with responsibility for managing the OpenVMS business, including strategic planning, product development, customer satisfaction/quality and product marketing.
Under Marcello’s leadership, the OpenVMS business experienced a renewed interest by customers and partners resulting in the OpenVMS renaissance.
Rich holds a master of science in computer sciences from Boston University in Boston, a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.