Since joining the company in April 2003, Kodak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Antonio M. Perez has led the worldwide transformation of Kodak from a business based on film to one based primarily on digital technologies.

Mr. Perez brings to Kodak his experience from a 25-year career at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he was a corporate vice president and a member of the company’s Executive Council.  As President of HP’s Consumer Business, Mr. Perez spearheaded the company’s efforts to build a business in digital imaging and electronic publishing, generating worldwide revenue of more than $16 billion.

Prior to that assignment, Mr. Perez served as President and CEO of HP’s inkjet imaging business for five years.  During that time, the installed base of HP’s inkjet printers grew from 17 million to 100 million worldwide, with revenue totaling more than $10 billion.

After HP, Mr. Perez was President and CEO of Gemplus International, where he led the effort to take the company public.  While at Gemplus, he transformed the company into the leading Smart Card-based solution provider in the fast-growing wireless and financial markets.  In the first fiscal year, revenue at Gemplus grew 70 percent, from $700 million to $1.2 billion.

Mr. Perez serves as a member of the Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) International Advisory Board, and is a member of the board of trustees of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.

An American citizen born in Spain, Mr. Perez studied electronic engineering, marketing, and business in Spain and France.  In 2009, he received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Rochester.

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