Gabriele Zedlmayer

Gabi Zedlmayer drives social innovation programs aligned with HP’s business strategy. She leads a global team of experts focused on solving social issues with HP talent and technology and enriching society and driving economic growth by giving people and businesses innovative ways to be more creative, productive and successful using the power of information. Her team works to develop and deliver social innovations in education, healthcare, entrepreneurship and community engagement.
In addition, she leads HP’s Global Citizenship Council and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the EU Commission e-skills Leadership Board and HAAS Center for Business Responsibility.
Gabi also leads the Executive Diversity Forum for HP in EMEA and is a member of the Women’s Council of HypoVereinsbank UNICREDIT.
Previously, Gabi was vice president of corporate marketing for HP’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, where she was responsible for comprehensive global marketing strategy. She led regional branding efforts and marketing initiatives, including corporate communications, internal communications, brand and digital strategy, advertising, and global citizenship.
Since joining the company in 1987, Gabi has held several positions within HP EMEA, including head of corporate affairs; vice president of marketing services, corporate marketing and customer relationship management for the enterprise systems group (ESG); and general manager of ESG marketing and solutions.
Previously, she was assistant chair in numerous departments at the University of Miami, including finance and operations management, and she published a wide range of papers on investments and financial management. Gabi earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Miami.
 

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Jennifer Schenker / Editor-In-Chief Informilo 27/06/11

Pioneering IT's Next Frontier: Gabi Zedlmayer - A DLDwomen Profile

Early in her career Gabriele Zedlmayer, now HP’s vice president, office of social innovation, took a gutsy risk to get the world’s richest and most powerful people to start using personal digital assistants at the World Economic Forum’s 2000 annual

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Lukas Kubina 09/06/11

Mobile Technology in Fight Against Malaria

Recently HP launched  a yearlong clinical trial in Botswana that will equip doctors and nurses with Palm Pre 2  smartphones and an app that is designed to collect information about malaria outbreaks - and becomes a key player in a new era of mobile

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21/03/11

150 women who shake the world

This week Newsweek and The Daily Beast identified and honored 150 of those “Extraordinary Women" who shake up the media, fight for women's rights, deal with health issues or empower women in leadership and economies. Gabi Zedlmayer, vice president

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Lukas Kubina 08/12/10

Combating Counterfeit Drugs

Many people associate piracy with luxury goods - buying imitation Gucci bags from a street vendor or scouring websites to find knock-off designer sunglasses for a fraction of the retail price. While the counterfeit consumer goods trade is a serious

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Lukas Kubina 17/11/10

mPedigree wins Global Security Challenge Start-Up prize

At the GSC Summit 2010, which took place in London on November 11th and 12th, Bright Simons mPedigree Network came in as Best Security Start-Up and was awarded a $200.000 investment from the TSWG (Technical Support Working Group) of the US

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