(Telecompaper) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) president Antonio Neri will become the company's CEO from 1 February, succeeding Meg Whitman, who will remain on the HPE board of directors. Whitman was appointed CEO of HP in September 2011. Since then, she has executed a five-year turnaround strategy, including the separation from HP Inc, the company's PC business. She also led the subsequent spin off and mergers of HPE's Enterprise Services and Software businesses, as well as strategic acquisitions including Aruba, SGI, SimpliVity and Nimble Storage.