HOUSTON — June 1, 2026 — HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced the appointment of Christopher (Chris) Hsu, a Partner at Elliott Investment Management L.P., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Hsu will join the Board's Strategy Committee, as well as its Finance & Investment Committee.

Hsu serves as Head of Portfolio Operations and Co-Lead of Private Equity at Elliott. Prior to joining the investment firm, he was CEO of Azibo, CEO of Micro Focus International and held leadership positions at HPE and Hewlett-Packard Company. He currently serves on the boards of Nielsen, Syneos Health, Cloud Software Group and Redaptive.

“We look forward to Chris bringing his past and current experiences to the Board in the execution of HPE’s strategy and driving value for shareholders,” said Pat Russo, chair of the Board of Directors, HPE. “HPE’s recent results reflect the strength of its strategy and strong execution by management, especially as the company integrates the Juniper acquisition. We look forward to Chris’s contributions to the Board’s work and HPE’s ongoing progress.”

“Having spent valuable years of my career at HPE, I have an appreciation for what this company has built and for the opportunities ahead,” Hsu said. “HPE has strong assets that are well positioned for today’s networking, cloud, and AI needs. We have been encouraged by the meaningful progress HPE has made on the execution of its strategy. I look forward to working with the HPE board and management team.”

“HPE is well positioned to benefit from the AI infrastructure buildout and strong enterprise IT demand,” said Jesse Cohn, Managing Partner at Elliott. “Today’s addition of Chris to the Board reflects our commitment to the company’s success. HPE has strategic and operational opportunities available to it, and we look forward to supporting the company as it executes on that potential.”

The appointment was made in connection with HPE’s cooperation agreement with Elliott and reflects the Board’s ongoing commitment to long-term shareholder value creation. The agreement was filed on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2025.