Marcela Perez de Alonso

Marcela Perez de Alonso has worldwide responsibility for HP’s strategic human resources initiatives, practices and operations supporting over 300,000 employees in more than 170 countries. She is also the Board Chair of the HP Company Foundation and a member of the board for HP Financial Services, the financing arm of HP. Since joining HP in 2004, Perez de Alonso has spearheaded a pivotal transformation to build a best-in-class HR organization that delivers value to HP employees while driving business results and growth. She oversees the design and implementation of HR programs and services focused on getting the right people in the right places at the right time to keep HP talent engaged and performing at optimal levels to achieve company goals. Previously, 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. Perez de Alonso has actively led and contributed to the evolution of the HR practice throughout her career. She was recognized with the 2007 Hunt-Scanlon Human Resources Leadership Award for accomplishments in driving bottom-line results through effective human capital management. One of only 10 women to be included in the ninth annual Hispanic Business Corporate Elite directory, Perez de Alonso was named one of the 50 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine. She also was honored as the 2005 Corporate Executive of the Year by Hispanic-Net, a California nonprofit organization of executives and professionals in technology-related fields. 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. Perez de Alonso currently serves on the advisory board of the Marshall Business School, University of Southern California.