Marcela Perez de Alonso
Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources Hewlett-Packard Company

Marcela Perez de Alonso has worldwide responsibility for all of HP's human resources activities, including workforce development and organization effectiveness, benefits and compensation, staffing, global inclusion and diversity, and HR processes and information management. She is also a member of the board for HP Financial Services, the financing arm of HP.

Perez de Alonso joined HP in 2004 bringing with her a deep HR expertise and broad business experience. A long-time executive at Citigroup, Perez de Alonso has held senior-level roles in both operations and human resources, including the lead HR role for Citibank's Global Consumer Business — a 90,000-employee organization where she developed a host of breakthrough initiatives — senior executive recruiting, diversity, variable compensation and employee survey programs are among the many worldwide efforts Perez de Alonso led during her tenure.

She also was head of Citigroup's North Latin America retail business operations and was in charge of deposit products for the company's international retail bank.

A native of Chile, Perez de Alonso earned an advanced degree in organizational psychology from the Catholic University in Chile. She attended the Business Executive Program of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and received a certificate in finance and accounting.