The early line on Gianfranco Lanci, who left the CEO job at Acer in March over disagreements with Acer's board, was that he was headed to Samsung. Not so, it turned out: Lanci was in September confirmed as a consultant to Lenovo, overseeing its integration of German PC company Medion AG. Lanci, a well-respected PC industry veteran, is working directly with Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang, according to Lenovo.