Robert (Bob) J. Frankenberg

Leader of the revival of HP's personal computer unit, Frankenberg is an American computer engineer and business executive. He spent much of his career at Hewlett-Packard (HP), starting there in 1969. While at HP, Frankenberg earned a degree in Computer Engineering from San Jose State University in 1974 and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

In 1985 he was promoted to General Manager of the Information Systems Group and made Vice President in 1989. He led the revival of HP's personal computer unit, and in 1991, Frankenberg was promoted to Group Vice President of Personal Information Products. He then moved to Novell in 1994, succeeding Raymond Noorda, and has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novell, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.

He spent much of his tenure divesting properties acquired by Noorda in a bid to compete with Microsoft. Frankenberg sold WordPerfect and Quattro Pro to Corel and Unix Systems Laboratories to Santa Cruz Operation, taking huge losses. Analysts stated that Novell missed opportunities to capitalize on client–server computing and emerging Internet-based technologies.

In 1997 he became President and CEO of Encanto Networks, Inc. He has served as a management consultant with NetVentures from 1996. Frankenberg has served on several corporate boards, including Nuance Communications, Inc., Daw Technologies, Inc., and Scansoft, Inc. He has also served on the boards of Electroglas, Inc. from 1993, Caere Corporation from 1996, Secure Computing Corporation from 1996, and National Semiconductor from 1999. He has served as board Chair and acting CEO of Kinzan, Inc. from 1999 to 2006, and has served as a trustee of Westminster College, Salt Lake City from 1997.