Gorakhpurwalla is widely known in the industry and has led several multibillion-dollar revenue infrastructure systems and storage devices businesses for global technology companies. Most notably he served as President and General Manager, Server and Infrastructure Systems at Dell EMC, where he led a US$20 billion business that included the company’s PowerEdge Server, Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Extreme Scale Infrastructure business units, as well as research and development for its storage and Data Protection Platform. His leadership saw him grow the server and storage business to number one globally.

Commenting on the appointment, Yuanqing Yang, Chairman and CEO of Lenovo, said: "Ashley joins Lenovo at a pivotal moment in our hybrid-AI journey, where the strength and depth of our portfolio, innovation, and ecosystem partnerships are improving the quality of life for individuals and delivering higher productivity for enterprises. With his diverse industry experience, strong engineering background, proven leadership, and success in scaling multibillion-dollar businesses, Ashley is well-positioned to drive profitable growth for the ISG business."

Gorakhpurwalla added: "I've long admired Lenovo's remarkable growth and leadership in the industry, so as someone deeply passionate about systems, I'm thrilled to return to an organization to work with enterprise customers to help transform their businesses. Leading Lenovo’s infrastructure business in this exciting era of AI presents a tremendous opportunity to build on the company’s strong foundations and accelerate future growth."

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