He succeeds Mike Salvino, who will also step down as chairman of the board and serve in an advisory role through the end of March to facilitate a smooth transition, DXC said Wednesday.
The company’s board also appointed David Herzog, lead independent director at DXC, as board chairman and will screen internal and external candidates as it looks for a permanent chief executive.
“DXC is an industry leader beginning to make strong progress on a path of sustainable growth, and I’m excited and honored to be stepping into this role at such an important moment,” said Fernandez.
“We are intensely focused on executing on our strategy to drive revenue growth and expanded margins, while continuing to create value for our customers and shareholders,” he added.
Fernandez is vice chairman and co-owner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a director at Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO), a member of the strategic advisory board of Volition Capital, an alternative governor for the NBA Board of Governors and a special adviser to Carrick Capital Partners.
He founded Proxicom and served as CEO of Dimension Data North America and ObjectVideo.
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