HPE (NYSE: HPE) names David Goulden to board and key committees
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company appointed David I. Goulden to its Board of Directors, effective July 24, 2026. He also joins the Board’s Finance and Investment Committee and HR and Compensation Committee. Goulden previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc. and held senior leadership roles at EMC Corporation and Dell Technologies’ Infrastructure Solutions Group.
For service during the remainder of the current board year, Goulden will receive pro‑rated equity and cash retainers under HPE’s non‑employee director compensation program, and thereafter participate fully in that program. HPE states that he has no family relationships with its executives or directors and is not involved in any related‑party transactions requiring disclosure. A press release describing his appointment and background is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
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8-K Event Classification
3 items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
3 items
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Appointment effective date: July 24, 2026
Board committees: 2
Industry experience: more than 35 years
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Appointment effective date
July 24, 2026
Effective date of David Goulden’s appointment to the Board of Directors
Board committees
2
Finance and Investment Committee and HR and Compensation Committee assignments
Industry experience
more than 35 years
Goulden’s management and financial leadership experience at global technology companies
Exhibit 99.1
1 press release
Press release dated July 24, 2026 furnished as an exhibit
Key Terms
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Finance & Investment Committee, HR & Compensation Committee, Director Compensation Program, +2 more
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock financial
"7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share"
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Finance & Investment Committee financial
"Goulden joins the Board’s Finance & Investment Committee and HR & Compensation Committee"
HR & Compensation Committee financial
"Goulden joins the Board’s Finance & Investment Committee and HR & Compensation Committee"
Director Compensation Program financial
"provided under the non-employee director compensation arrangements generally applicable to all non-employee directors"
forward-looking statements regulatory
"This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions"
Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regulatory
"within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995"
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FAQ
What did Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announce on July 24, 2026?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced the appointment of David I. Goulden to its Board of Directors, effective July 24, 2026. He joins two key board committees and will receive pro‑rated director compensation before fully participating in HPE’s non‑employee director compensation program.
Who is David Goulden, the new director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)?
David Goulden is a seasoned executive with more than 35 years of experience in global technology and finance. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc. and previously held senior leadership roles at EMC Corporation and Dell Technologies.
Which HPE (HPE) board committees will David Goulden serve on?
David Goulden will serve on HPE’s Finance and Investment Committee and HR and Compensation Committee. These assignments place him directly in board oversight of capital decisions, investments, and executive compensation, reflecting the company’s emphasis on his financial and operational expertise.
How will David Goulden be compensated as a director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)?
During the remainder of the current board year, David Goulden will receive pro‑rated equity and cash retainers under HPE’s non‑employee Director Compensation Program. After this partial year, he will participate fully in the same compensation arrangements as HPE’s other non‑employee directors.
What additional disclosure did HPE (HPE) provide about David Goulden’s appointment?
HPE furnished a press release as Exhibit 99.1 describing David Goulden’s appointment, his extensive technology and financial background, and comments from HPE’s chair and CEO. The company specifies this information is furnished rather than filed and is not incorporated by reference into other filings.
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
Effective as of July 24, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Company”) has appointed David I. Goulden, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Booking Holdings Inc., the global online travel company and parent of brands including Booking.com, Priceline, and KAYAK, to serve as a director of the Company. In addition, the Board appointed Mr. Goulden to serve as a member the Finance and Investment Committee of the Board and the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board, effective as of the same date.
In consideration of his service during the remainder of the current board year, Mr. Goulden will receive pro-rata portions of the annual equity and cash retainers that are provided under the non-employee director compensation arrangements generally applicable to all non-employee directors of the Company (the “Director Compensation Program”). Thereafter, he will participate in full in the Director Compensation Program.
Mr. Goulden does not have any family relationships with any executive officer or director of the Company or its affiliates. He is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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On July 24, 2026, the Company issued a press release regarding the matters described in Item 5.02. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before, on, or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.
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| DATE: July 24, 2026 | By: | /s/ David Antczak | ||||||||||||
| Name: | David Antczak | |||||||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1701 E. Mossy Oaks Road
Spring, TX 77389
hpe.com
News Release HPE Names David Goulden to Board of Directors Goulden brings decades of management and financial leadership experience at global technology companies | ||
HOUSTON, Texas – July 24, 2026 – HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced the appointment of David Goulden to its Board of Directors, effective today. Goulden joins the Board’s Finance & Investment Committee and HR & Compensation Committee.
Goulden brings more than 35 years of experience, including extensive management and financial leadership at global technology companies. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc., the global online travel company and parent of brands including Booking.com, Priceline, and KAYAK.
“David brings deep experience leading large, global technology businesses through significant periods of growth, transformation, and innovation,” said Pat Russo, chair of the Board of Directors, HPE. “His expertise across enterprise technology, finance, operations, and M&A will be a tremendous asset to the Board as HPE advances its strategy and creates further value for shareholders.”
“Organizations are increasingly relying on networking, cloud, and AI solutions to sharpen their competitive advantage, and HPE is uniquely positioned to help guide them through this transformation,” said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of HPE. “We look forward to benefiting from David’s perspectives and leadership experience as we build on our momentum and continue executing our strategy.”
Goulden previously spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles at EMC Corporation, an enterprise technology company acquired by Dell Technologies in 2016, where he served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer of EMC's Information Infrastructure business. He helped manage integration efforts after the EMC transaction, which at the time was the largest technology merger in history.
Goulden then served as President of the combined company’s Infrastructure Solutions Group, which included its storage, server, and networking businesses, until he joined Booking Holdings.
“HPE has established a clear strategic direction and a portfolio aligned to some of the most significant opportunities in enterprise technology,” said Goulden. “I am honored to join the Board at this exciting time for the company and look forward to contributing to its continued success in creating lasting shareholder value.”
Goulden previously served on the board of VMware, where he was a member of the Audit and Mergers & Acquisitions Committees.
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Forward-looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, "guide", “optimistic”, “intend”, “aim”, “will”, "estimates", “may”, “could”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any statements related to expectations of operational and/or financial performance; capital allocation strategies and actions; the ability of HPE to integrate and implement its plans, forecasts and other expectations with respect to the business and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation; and the unpredictability and uncertainty of macroeconomic and geopolitical events, including but not limited to global conflicts and heightened trade restrictions. Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include those that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in other filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.