Paul Tsaparis

President and CEO - Hewlett-Packard Canada

Paul Tsaparis is responsible for all aspects of Hewlett-Packard’s operations in Canada. He is also responsible for business development initiatives, alliances and partnerships.

Tsaparis first joined HP in 1984 as Marketing Program Manager and has held progressively senior appointments including Telecommunications General Manager, with responsibility for strategic planning and development programs. He was named Vice President, Computer Organization, in September 1997 and appointed President and CEO of HP Canada in September 1998.

Tsaparis has also worked and studied internationally. In 1985 he attended the Co-operative Japanese and Business Society Program in Tokyo, Japan with the Council of International Educational Exchange.

Born in Toronto in 1960, he holds an MBA from York University in Toronto and an undergraduate degree in science and economics from the University of Toronto.

Tsaparis is the Vice-chair of the Information Technology Association of Canada, and is a member of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, the Business Council on National Issues, and the Dean's Advisory Council of the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Tsaparis was a recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award for 1998.