Denver, CO – [Date] – HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that Dave Shull, President of HP Solutions, has decided to step down from his current role. According to the company, Shull will transition out of day-to-day operational leadership, with an interim advisory period before his departure from the business.
Leadership Transition
In an internal post on LinkedIn, HP CEO Enrique Lores thanked Shull for his contributions and announced that effective December 1, 2025, his successor will be Manoj Leelanivas, incoming President of HP Solutions. CRN+2LinkedIn+2
Shull will remain on board as an advisor to the company through the end of the year to ensure a smooth hand-off. CRN
Shull’s Impact at HP
Dave Shull joined HP in 2022 when HP acquired workplace-collaboration pioneer Poly for approximately $3.3 billion. CRN In his capacity as President of HP Solutions, he oversaw hardware, software, services and support for the company’s global enterprise and workforce-solutions segments—bringing together what HP describes as a “solutions business that functions and feels like more than the sum of its parts.” CRN
Prior to HP, Shull held senior leadership roles across multiple technology and media brands, including TiVo Inc., The Weather Channel and Dish Network, and he served as CEO of Poly. He brings more than 25 years of experience in business transformation, partnerships, operations and corporate development.
Shull holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Harvard University and an MBA from Oxford University. He is based in Denver, Colorado.
What This Means for HP
The departure of Shull comes at a moment of accelerating change for HP as it pivots further into enterprise solutions, services and the evolving “future of work” market. Analysts note that HP’s solutions business has become a critical growth pathway beyond its traditional strength in PCs and printers.
Manoj Leelanivas, Shull’s successor, arrives with substantial experience from the networking and cloud space (most recently as EVP/COO at Juniper Networks) and is expected to advance HP’s ambitions in hybrid work, services-led offerings and enterprise compute. CRN
For HP, this leadership change may signal an increased emphasis on integrating AI, edge computing and subscription-based models into its solutions portfolio. It also suggests HP is building organizational momentum towards a more services-driven future.
Reflections from Shull
In his LinkedIn post, Shull reflected on his time at HP:
“Together, we’ve built something real: a solutions business that functions and feels like more than the sum of its parts… I could feel the difference we were making in every interaction with every customer and partner in the industry.” CRN
Next Steps & Investor Implications
For Shull himself, the next chapter has not yet been publicly disclosed. HP confirmed only that he will serve as advisor through year-end. CRN
From an investor standpoint, while leadership transitions always carry a measure of risk, the advance appointment of Leelanivas should help maintain continuity. HP’s broader strategic emphasis on the “future of work” and enterprise solutions remains intact—and the shift may accelerate investment in the solutions business.
Closing Thoughts
Dave Shull’s tenure at HP, though relatively brief, oversaw an important phase of transformation—bringing together disparate elements of HP’s ecosystem into a unified solutions pillar. As HP prepares for the next era under Manoj Leelanivas, stakeholders will be watching closely to see how this business unit scales, especially amid a technology landscape increasingly defined by hybrid work, AI, edge compute and services-based delivery.