Xerox PARC names Steve Hoover as CEO

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Document management giant Xerox today announced that it has appointed Steve Hoover as the chief executive officer of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Hoover’s appointment follows previous CEO Mark Bernstein’s retirement from PARC.

Hoover joins PARC from Xerox Corporation where he was most recently vice president of the company’s software and electronics development group, directing more than $175 million of research and development investments that support multiple software and electronics platforms for over 30 offerings to the market, said a press release.

“Steve is not only a respected researcher but also an effective leader,” said Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group.

“He shares with the PARC community a passion for exploring the unknown and a curiosity that results in breakthrough innovations. Steve’s skills as a scientist and experience as a business leader are a perfect fit with the renowned culture of PARC and with the clients who rely on PARC for invention and innovation,” Vandebroek added.

Hoover joined Xerox in 1994 and has held a variety of research, development and engineering positions including vice president of the Xerox Research Center of Webster (NY), where he was responsible for research and development in services, imaging, cross-media, and hardware technologies that advance Xerox’s document technology, solutions and services portfolio, the release added.

“PARC is consistently at the forefront of pioneering new breakthroughs for its clients due to both its greatest asset — the expertise and strength of its talented employees - as well as its unique business model. The dedicated team of innovators will continue to build an open environment where employees, technology visions, and business success can flourish globally.” said Hoover.