JEDEC Board Presents 2026 Distinguished Executive Leadership Award to Antonio Neri, President and CEO, HPE

The JEDEC board of directors presented its prestigious 2026 Distinguished Executive Leadership Award to Antonio Neri, President and CEO, HPE, in a ceremony held on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at HPE’s office near Houston, TX.

JEDEC Board member Eric Pope (left) and Chairman Mian Quddus present Antonio Neri, HPE President and CEO, with the association’s Distinguished Executive Leadership Award for 2026

This award stands as JEDEC’s highest honor and recognizes the most distinguished senior executives in the electronics industry who promote and support the advancement of JEDEC standards.

“JEDEC is honored to recognize Mr. Neri for his exceptional dedication to our standards development initiatives over more than a decade of leadership and service,” said Mian Quddus, Chairman, board of directors, JEDEC. He added, “Because of his support, HPE continues to play a vital role in advancing JEDEC standards for memory and storage that are essential to the continued growth, interoperability, and innovation of the industry.”

Since being named CEO in February 2018, Mr. Neri’s tenure has been defined by bold transformation, as he has steered HPE from a legacy hardware provider to a trusted partner for the AI era. He has positioned HPE at the forefront of generative and agentic AI, empowering customers across industries to optimize operational performance, transform data into foresight, and maximize their impact.