Lenovo names head of Americas division

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Lenovo today announced the appointment of Scott DiValerio as senior vp and president of Americas Group, effective Dec. 3. He will report directly to William Amelio and be responsible for the company's sales organization across the Americas.

DiValerio was most recently corporate vp of the original equipment manufacturing division at Microsoft, where he was responsible for Microsoft's relationships worldwide with makers of personal computers and other devices, multinational and regional OEMs and embedded systems manufacturers. Prior to that, DiValerio was Microsoft's corporate vp of finance and administration and chief accounting officer, responsible for worldwide management and external financial reporting, financial systems, and corporate accounting.

"One of our key strategies is to grow our business in the Americas, and Scott has a wide range of business experience and is well-suited to the task." said Amelio. "Scott is a great addition to the Lenovo management team, and I expect that he will hit the ground running."