PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard’s Interim Chairman Rob Whitworth has resigned from the company’s board to focus on personal wellness issues.
Whitworth’s resignation is effective upon Wednesday. Personal pc maker HP stated that its table will discuss getting a new chief at its following meeting.
Ralph Whitworth. AP
Whitworth grew to become HP’s interim chief in April 2013 after former chief Ray Lane walked down from their post. At the particular time that Street stepped down, HORSEPOWER also announced that will directors John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson were leaving behind the board. The particular shake-up was sparked by disgruntled stockholders unhappy with HP’s performance.
Whitworth, a good activist shareholder, offers served as a good HP board associate since 2011.
This individual is also getting a leave associated with absence from the particular privately held expense company he co-founded, Relational Investors.
