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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. | 