HP Names Henry Gomez Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

PALO ALTO, CA, Jan 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that Henry Gomez will join the company as
executive vice president and chief communications officer.

Gomez also will become a member of HP's executive council, reporting to
Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer.

In this newly expanded role, Gomez will be responsible for HP's media and
industry analyst relations, executive communications, employee
communications, government affairs and global social innovation.

Gomez, 48, comes to HP with 26 years of communications experience. He
spent most of the last decade working at eBay, where he served in a
variety of roles including senior vice president for Corporate
Communications and president of Skype. Gomez played a crucial role in
building eBay's brand during the critical years following the company's
initial public offering.

Prior to joining eBay, Gomez was vice president of Corporate Affairs at
HBO in New York. He started his communications career at Hill and
Knowlton and has worked on a wide array of public relations and marketing
communications challenges in numerous industries.

Most recently, Gomez ran his own consulting business, providing
communications counsel to clients such as H&R Block. He was on the
leadership team of Whitman's 2010 campaign for governor of California and
has been involved in government and political affairs throughout his
career. In 2011, Gomez was appointed to the board of BJ's Restaurants,
Inc. He is a graduate of Boston College.

"Henry is an excellent manager and communications executive," said
Whitman. "People around the world care deeply about HP, and I believe we
have an important obligation to clearly explain where we're headed and
why. Henry will work closely with the entire leadership team to make
certain customers, partners, employees, and shareholders fully understand
our vision and strategy."

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meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The
world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that
spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT
infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is
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liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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