Vyomesh Joshi’s confidence in Singapore as an innovation hub was instrumental to the growth of Hewlett-Packard in the Republic.

Singapore is the regional headquarters for Hewlett-Packard in Asia Pacific, its inkjet supplies production, as well as research and development (R&D) for HP Imaging and Printing Group’s (IPG) business inkjet printers worldwide. Such a strong presence in the Republic is due largely to Vyomesh Joshi’s support of Singapore. HP IPG’s presence has not only raised Singapore’s profile as a leading location for the printing and imaging industry, but the company has also played a critical role in building a strong supporting ecosystem through its strong collaboration and partnership with local businesses.

Joshi looms large over Singapore’s high-tech industry. As the Executive Vice President, Imaging and Printing Group of HP, he was responsible for HP’s growing presence in the Republic. Over the past eight years under Joshi’s leadership, HP IPG’s operations here have grown significantly; Singapore is the control centre for IPG’s global supply chain of printer hardware and supplies. Aside from being the company’s regional headquarters for business operations in Asia Pacific, Singapore is also the main production site for inkjet supplies. The company has a strong base of employees here as well as a high-tech Micro-Electro-Mechanical- Systems (MEMS) fabrication facility.

Joshi is a strong advocate of Singapore as an innovation hub. He pushed for the growth of HP’s printer design and development activities in Singapore. HP’s Graphics Solutions operations also grew under his watch. This includes the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Substrate Certification Centre, and the steadily expanding production capacity of its fully-automated Indigo Ink plant, one of HP’s key global sites.

Today, HP is the Republic’s largest printing and imaging investor. The company is key in boosting Singapore’s printing and imaging industry. As a result of these projects under HP, Singapore has also become a key destination for local and international engineering talent who want to work in HP. This development has gone toward building Singapore’s engineering talent pool. Aside from HP’s direct investments, the company’s strong presence here has helped peripheral local businesses. Local contract manufacturers, electronics manufacturing services companies, and component suppliers have all benefitted tremendously from the company’s extensive production and sourcing operations in Singapore.

“HP and Singapore has been a partnership that has helped us strengthen and grow together,” said Joshi. “We continue to expand our imaging and printing activities in the region and share Singapore’s vision of becoming a global hub for the world’s top technology companies.”