Lewis Platt
Lewis Platt
Lewis Emmett Platt, commonly known as Lew Platt, was an American businessman and corporate director, who was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth11 April 1941
CityJohnson City, NY
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