Antonio M. Perez
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Antonio M. Pérez is a Spanish businessman, the current CEO of Eastman Kodak
Company, based in Rochester, USA.
Pérez was born at Vigo
, Spain
and studied electronic engineering, marketing and business in Spain and France.
He has been part of Kodak since 2003. In February 2007, he led a launch event at Studio 8H in New York City
to support the launch of the new Kodak EasyShare all-in-one printers. Pérez made a 25 year career at Hewlett-Packard
, then became CEO of Gemplus International
in 2000, overseeing substantial job reductions.
Pérez was named president of Kodak on April 2, 2003. On May 19, 2005 Pérez was named CEO of Kodak after the retirement of Daniel Carp. On January 1, 2006, he became Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
Pérez received the 2008 Corporate Distinguished Achievement Award from the B’nai B’rith International for his humanitarian works and services.
Under Pérez's leadership the price of Kodak shares has decreased from around 25 dollars (in 2005) to less than 1 dollar by September 30, 2011. The price of Kodak shares remain above 1 dollar by mid October, 2011. Also, the number of Kodak employees has been reduced to about 7000 in the Rochester area.
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
Company, based in Rochester, USA.
Pérez was born at Vigo
Vigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and studied electronic engineering, marketing and business in Spain and France.
He has been part of Kodak since 2003. In February 2007, he led a launch event at Studio 8H in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to support the launch of the new Kodak EasyShare all-in-one printers. Pérez made a 25 year career at Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, then became CEO of Gemplus International
Gemplus International
Acquired by the Texas Pacific Group in 2000, Luxemburg-based Gemplus International SA was a provider of smart cards and related technologies, until its June 2, 2006 merger with rival Axalto; the combined entity is known as Gemalto....
in 2000, overseeing substantial job reductions.
Pérez was named president of Kodak on April 2, 2003. On May 19, 2005 Pérez was named CEO of Kodak after the retirement of Daniel Carp. On January 1, 2006, he became Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors.
Pérez received the 2008 Corporate Distinguished Achievement Award from the B’nai B’rith International for his humanitarian works and services.
Under Pérez's leadership the price of Kodak shares has decreased from around 25 dollars (in 2005) to less than 1 dollar by September 30, 2011. The price of Kodak shares remain above 1 dollar by mid October, 2011. Also, the number of Kodak employees has been reduced to about 7000 in the Rochester area.