Hewlett-Packard has appointed Jan Zadak as the president of HP Enterprise Services Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Zadak carries a 20-year experience in IT industry and in his new position he will report to John Visentin, executive vice president and general manager of HP Enterprise Services.

In his new role, Zadak will combine the power of HP’s portfolio and people to solve company’s IT challenges as well as lead HP’s participation in strategic client deals, the company said.

Previously, he was an executive vice president, Global Sales, HP and prior to this role, Zadak was senior vice president and managing director, EMEA, HP Enterprise Business.

He joined Compaq Computer in 1997 and held several senior management roles in EMEA’s markets, including Central and Eastern Europe.

HP Enterprise Services executive vice president and general manager John Visentin said Jan holds a strong sales experience.

"His strong leadership skills and solid business acumen will help us drive growth for our services business in cloud, information optimization and security," said Visentin.