Chris Liddell
Chris Liddell
Christopher P. Liddell CNZMis a New Zealand businessman. He was the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officerof General Motors. Liddell joined GM in January 2010, and led the company’s global finance operations until March 2011, including the $23billion GM IPO, at the time the largest ever...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 April 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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We were clearly happy with the overall financial performance.
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We have made a strategic decision with respect to next year that, given the set of opportunities and the revenue growth potential we see, we're willing to make that trade-off.
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We are forecasting continued corporate demand for our server products.
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We're still talking about Vista launching in the second half of this year, so no change there.
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We remain confident in our growth prospects and have an exciting product line-up, which includes major releases like Xbox 360, SQL Server 2005, Office 12 and Windows Vista.
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We've also maintained our focus on working capital, reducing it by NZ$202 million over the last 12 months
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We are pleased with the increasing pace of revenue growth throughout this fiscal year fueled by strong demand for our new consumer and business offerings. We are now accelerating our investments in the business to drive future growth, which is reflected in our financial guidance. We believe next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit revenue growth than this year.
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We are now accelerating our investments in the business to drive future growth, which is reflected in our financial guidance. We believe next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit (percentage) revenue growth than this year.
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We are not expecting the trend to significantly weaken from that, but expect that moderating number to be more like what we expect for next year.
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We are moving forward on Ad Center and taking control of our own destiny.
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We have decided to aggressively invest next year in a number of areas, and (costs) do add up.