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   William P. Sullivan  
     
 
Board of Directors Member Since 2008

President & Chief Executive Officer, Agilent Technologies

William P. Sullivan
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William P. (Bill) Sullivan is president and chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies. Prior to his appointment in March 2005, Mr. Sullivan was the company's executive vice president and chief operating officer.

He was senior vice president and general manager of Agilent's Semiconductor Products group (SPG) before being named COO. He joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1976 and, during the course of his career, developed considerable expertise in telecommunications, data communications and computers. In 1995, he was promoted to general manager of the Optical Communications Division, and two years later was named general manager of the Communication Semiconductor Solutions Division. Mr. Sullivan became general manager and vice president of the Components Group, now SPG, in 1998. In 1999, when Agilent was spun off from HP, he was named to the top position with SPG.

He serves on the boards of directors of URS Corporation in San Francisco, Avnet, Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz., and the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose, Calif.

Mr. Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Davis.

As a member of Avnet's Board of Directors, Mr. Sullivan serves on the Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Last Updated: 08/21/2009

 

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