10 HP leaders in new roles in 2026
Each of these ten HP leaders in new roles in 2026 started their current role at HP this year, from directors of engineering, product and finance to vice presidents in finance and legal and senior vice presidents in finance and supply chain. A reader can learn how HP leaders approach a role they started in 2026 from people who hold one now.
Professionals to explore
Alok Juyal
LinkedInExperience: SVP Finance - Global Treasurer & Global Head of Investor Relations · HP
Alok Juyal has been SVP Finance - Global Treasurer & Global Head of Investor Relations at HP since January 2026, based in Palo Alto, California. At HP, Alok Juyal was SVP Finance and CFO - Personal Systems Global Business Unit from 2022 to 2025 and Chief Audit Executive of HP Inc from 2019 to 2020.
Amit Walambe
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · HP
Amit Walambe has been Director of Engineering at HP since April 2026, based in Pune Division, Maharashtra, India. Amit Walambe was Senior Engineering Manager at HP from 2021 to 2026 and Director - Software Engineering at Altizon Inc. from 2019 to 2021.
Ceyda Maisami
LinkedInExperience: VP, Associate General Counsel, Innovation, IP, Standards, Fraud Risk Management · HP
Ceyda Maisami has been VP, Associate General Counsel, Innovation, IP, Standards, Fraud Risk Management at HP since July 2026, based in Washington, District of Columbia. At HP, Ceyda Maisami was VP, Associate General Counsel, IP & Standards from 2023 to 2026, Director, IP from 2017 to 2023 and Senior Patent Counsel from 2015 to 2017.
Christine Lynn
LinkedInExperience: SVP Supply Chain Customer Operations & Logistics · HP
Christine Lynn has been SVP Supply Chain Customer Operations & Logistics at HP since March 2026, based in the United States. Christine Lynn was Vice President, North America Customer Operations & Logistics at HP from 2024 to 2026 and Vice President, Global Logistics at Rockwell Automation in 2024.
Laura Crawford
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director, NA BPS and Sales · HP
Laura Crawford has been Finance Director, NA BPS and Sales at HP since June 2026, based in the United States. At HP, Laura Crawford was Finance Director, NA Sales and FP&A from 2023 to 2026, Finance Manager from 2015 to 2023 and Senior Financial Analyst from 2006 to 2015.
Max Ricci
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Management - Lifecyle and Enablement · HP
Max Ricci has been Head of Product Management - Lifecyle and Enablement at HP since June 2026, based in the Greater Houston area. At HP, Max Ricci was Global Director, WW Category Business Management from 2025 to 2026, Global Director, WW Category Management & 4P from 2023 to 2025 and Manager, WW Commercial Notebooks Product Management from 2020 to 2023.
Paul Gunia
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Head of Product - Poly Video · HP
Paul Gunia has been Senior Director, Head of Product - Poly Video at HP since January 2026, based in the Greater Seattle Area, and describes owning product strategy, roadmap and execution across a portfolio that serves enterprise customers and IT teams. At HP, Paul Gunia was Director of Product Management Head of Poly Video Product Planning from 2024 to 2025 and Director of Product, Android Video Systems from 2023 to 2024.
Punit Kedia, MBA, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance, HP Solutions · HP
Punit Kedia has been Vice President Finance, HP Solutions at HP since April 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Punit Kedia was Head of GTM Finance - Workspace and SMB at Google from 2023 to 2026, Head of GTM FP&A - Google Cloud at Google from 2021 to 2023 and Sr. Director - Corporate FP&A and Strategic / M&A Finance at Juniper Networks from 2020 to 2021.
Shakti Ashirvad
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · HP Workforce Experience
Shakti Ashirvad has been Senior Director of Engineering at HP Workforce Experience since March 2026, based in Frisco, Texas. Shakti Ashirvad was Director of Engineering at HP Workforce Experience from 2024 to 2026, Director Of Engineering at HP from 2022 to 2024 and Senior Engineering Manager, TechPulse HP at HP from 2018 to 2022.
Sherin Sebastian
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director, Direct Procurement - PS · HP
Sherin Sebastian has been Finance Director, Direct Procurement - PS at HP since January 2026, based in Houston, Texas. At HP, Sherin Sebastian was Associate Director (Senior Manager), CFR - Americas Revenue Recognition from 2023 to 2025 and Associate Director (Senior Finance Manager), Mergers & Acquisition from 2022 to 2023.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function to your question, since a product director and a finance vice president see different parts of the business. People whose role started earliest in the year have had the most time in it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months in your current role?
- 02Which parts of your past roles have been most useful in the role you hold now?
- 03How do you decide which priorities to take on first when you start a new role?
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