Antonio M. Perez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kodak.  Since joining the company in 2003, Perez has led the ongoing and worldwide transformation of Kodak into a digital imaging leader.  His strategy is built on the company’s long history and distinct expertise in materials science, digital imaging science and deposition processes.

Since early 2012, Perez has led Kodak through a chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S., from which the company is expected to emerge in the first half of 2013 as a B2B company focused on commercial, packaging and functional printing solutions and enterprise services.  The company also continues to offer leading products and services in Entertainment Imaging and Commercial Films.

Before joining Kodak, Perez worked for Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held a variety of global leadership positions, including corporate vice president and President of HP’s Consumer Business, during his 25 years with the company.  Mr. Perez spearheaded HP's efforts to build a digital imaging and electronic publishing business, generating worldwide revenue of more than $16 billion.

After HP, Mr. Perez was President and CEO of Gemplus International, where he successfully led the initiative to take the company public.  While at Gemplus, he transformed the start-up into the leading Smart Card-based solution provider in the fast-growing wireless and financial markets.  In its first fiscal year, revenue at Gemplus grew 70 percent 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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