The CEO of $12.9 billion HPE said he has tested positive for COVID-19 but will keep working remotely: 'I plan to proceed with business as usual'

• Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has tested positive for COVID-19.
• Neri disclosed his condition in a tweet on Wednesday, saying, "I recently learned of some unfortunate personal news. Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19."
• Neri said he will "proceed with business as usual while I quarantine from home."
• An HPE spokesperson said Neri plans to take part in a major virtual company event next week.

Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Neri disclosed his condition in a tweet late Wednesday, saying: "I recently learned of some unfortunate personal news."

"Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19," he continued. "The good news is, I feel much better already and plan to proceed with business as usual while I quarantine from home."

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An HPE spokesperson said he plans to continue working and will take part in a virtual company event next week.

Neri became CEO in 2018, succeeding Meg Whitman, who led the enterprise tech company, which came into being after the 2014 split of Hewlett-Packard.

The 53-year-old Neri joined HP in 1995 as a customer service engineer before taking on bigger responsibilities in the tech giant's consumer and enterprise businesses.

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