HP taps former Microsoft exec Ray Ozzie for board

Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s former chief instrument architect, joined Hewlett-Packard’s board on Monday. Ozzie is considered one of three new administrators to join HP, the laptop maker mentioned late. Former McDonald’s executive and current Walgreen’s Chairman James Skinner and former Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett have joined as directors, expanding the board to a dozen contributors.

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HP’s board continues to peer upheaval after former Chairman Ray Lane stepped down due to his function within the firm’s unwell-fated acquisition of software firm Autonomy. Ralph Whitworth nonetheless serves as the meantime chairman, but the company is looking for a permanent substitute. More adjustments are expected.

“Over the coming months, the board will continue to seek for further world-classification administrators, in addition to an everlasting non-got chairman,” the corporate stated in a commentary today.

The board modifications come as HP attempts to figure out its course after a botched try to exit from the patron trade and focal point solely on the undertaking. The technique shift, which was reversed quickly, ended in the corporate scrapping its plans to enter the cell industry through its acquisition of Palm and the Webs mobile platform.

Bennett will turn into a member of the audit and finance, and investment committees. Ozzie will subscribe to the finance and investment, and technology committees. Skinner will join the audit, HR and compensation, and nominating and governance committees.