Executive Profiles

Paul Rooke is an executive vice president of Lexmark International, Inc., and president of the Imaging Solutions Division. He is responsible for meeting the needs of Lexmark’s worldwide customers for inkjet printers, all-in-one products, and related supplies and support, including development, manufacturing, marketing and sales.

From December 1999 to July 2007, Rooke was president of Lexmark’s Printing Solutions and Services Division, which provides Lexmark’s worldwide business customers with products, supplies, software, solutions and services.

Before that, he was president of Lexmark’s division responsible for worldwide supplies distribution. Rooke joined Lexmark at the company’s inception in 1991 and has held various management assignments, including vice president of worldwide marketing and U.S. sales in the Imaging Solutions Division (formerly named Consumer Printer Division).

Rooke began his career with IBM in 1980 as a manufacturing engineer. In 1984, he came to IBM’s Lexington, Ky., facility as manager of Wheelprinter automation. He worked in a variety of diverse assignments for IBM, including manager of cost engineering, product planning and assistant to the vice president of the Systems Printer Division.

Rooke holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky.

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