Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Affirms Appointment Ralph Whitworth to Board

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that Ralph V. Whitworth, co-founder of Relational Investors LLC, will join the HP board of directors, effective immediately.

The appointment expands the number of board members by one to 14. Whitworth will join two board committees, the Finance and Investment Committee and the HR and Compensation Committee.

HP and Relational have entered into a letter agreement under which Relational will support the HP board, and the board will nominate and support Whitworth, for the next two years, as long as Relational continues to be a significant stockholder of HP.

---

Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!

---

You May Also Be Interested In

• Goldman Sachs finds AI driving measurable profits at tech firms
• French Army Technical Section (STAT) Awards Novacium a Contract to Supply High-Capacity Prototype Batteries for Tactical Radios
• Novacium Secures First Order for More Than 100 AA NOVA Battery Packs to Equip an Interceptor Drone from Alta Ares, a European Counter-Drone Company