Hewlett-Packard strategy chief steps down
Hewlett-Packard’s chief strategy officer, Shane Robison, is stepping down, one of the first major casualties at the technology giant under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
The 57-year-old, who has been with HP for 11 years, will retire effective from November 1, the company said.
Mr Robison also was chief technology officer and a member of the company’s executive council.
HP said he was instrumental in steering the company’s multi-billion dollar research and development spending and has guided many of the company’s largest acquisitions.
HP said his role will not continue. Ms Whitman called Mr Robison a “powerful innovator” who had a “passion for research and development”, in a statement.
