TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

HP Appoints Former Microsoft Chief Architect, Others To Board

By TechTaffy Desk

HPThe HP board has appointed three new members. Robert Bennett, former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Liberty Media; Raymond Ozzie, former chief software architect of Microsoft, and founder of Talko; and James Skinner, former vice chairman and CEO of McDonald’s and current chairman of Walgreen will join HP’s board.

With their addition to the board, Mr. Bennett will become a member of the Finance and Investment committee and the Audit committees, Mr. Ozzie will join the Technology committee and the Finance and Investment committee, and Mr. Skinner will join the Audit, HR and Compensation, and Nominating and Governance committees.

The appointments increase the number of HP directors from nine to 12. Over the coming months, the board will continue to search for additional directors as well as a permanent non-executive chairman, said the company.

Ralph V. Whitworth will continue to serve as chairman of the board on an interim basis.

[Image courtesy: HP]

Just in

Around the web

Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing — CNN

Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China, following an order from the country’s internet watchdog, writes Juliana Liu.
Industry

Singtel, Vonage partner to integrate Paragon platform

Singtel has announced a partnership with Vonage, a cloud communications company and subsidiary of Ericsson, to help enterprises and telcos innovate and scale their services through Singtel's orchestration platform, Paragon. 
Industry

Former VMware COO Mike Hayes joins Mirantis board

Mirantis, a company that provides open source software for infrastructure control, has appointed Mike Hayes to its board.
Industry

Boston Dynamics unveils fully-electric Atlas robot

Boston Dynamics is retiring its hydraulic Atlas robot and introducing a fully electric version of its humanoid robots. 
Industry

Tech giants urge EU to prioritize digital competitiveness and infrastructure investment

Five major technology companies - Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and Vodafone - called on European policymakers to take urgent action to boost Europe's digital competitiveness and keep it a priority for the incoming European Commission.