Electronics giant Lenovo brings in Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu as CTO and to head up new Emerging Technology Group

Lenovo has appointed Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu as the group’s new Chief Technology Officer, succeeding Dr. Yong Rui.

In addition, Lenovo has announced the formation of a new Emerging Technology Group that will be charged with anticipating emerging trends in technology and turning them into future business growth opportunities.

Rui, who has led the company’s research as CTO for the past seven years, becomes President of the Emerging Technology Group.

Kurtoglu’s CV includes stints as CTO at HP and Global Head at HP Labs, CEO at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, and lead for the product development group at Dell.

He holds numerous patents and has published multiple papers in the fields of automation and machine intelligence, computational design, systems engineering, and 3D/digital manufacturing.

Yuanqing Yang, Chairman and CEO at Lenovo, says,: “As we embrace the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in AI, I’m pleased to welcome Tolga to Lenovo to help us further realise our ambitions as a global technology powerhouse and drive our AI leadership forward.”

“His experience across hardware, software, and AI technologies will further strengthen our innovation leadership and smarter AI for All focus.”

Kurtoglu says: “I’ve long admired Lenovo from afar for its bold commitment to innovation.”

“At a time when all consumers and companies are seizing the potential of AI, I’m looking forward to working with research teams around the world to further accelerate the development of Lenovo’s portfolio and deliver powerful, flexible, and responsible AI solutions that transform industries and empower individuals.”

Rui says: “This is a pivotal time for the technology industry, with so many new transformative and emerging technologies that will change how we live, work, and do business.”

“I’ve been passionate about incubating and commercialising new technologies throughout my career, and I’m excited to lead Lenovo’s new Emerging Technology Group.”