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Kathy Lesjak, CFO

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Stephen DeWitt, Regional SVP

As Chairman of the Board, Stephen manages the company’s strategic direction, and spends additional time on expanding Azul’s customer base and strategic relationships. Previously, Stephen served as President and CEO of Azul.

Before joining Azul Systems, Stephen was the Vice President and General Manager of Content Delivery and Edge Computing for Sun Microsystems, where he joined following the acquisition of Cobalt Networks.

As Cobalt's President and CEO, Stephen guided his team from its earliest stages of development through a period of rapid growth, including the initial release of the company’s first server appliance. While at the helm, Stephen also led Cobalt through one of the most dramatic initial public offerings and drove its successful merger with Sun Microsystems.

Prior to joining Cobalt, Stephen held a seat on the executive staff at Cisco Systems as Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Network Management Business Unit and Vice President of Enterprise Marketing. Before Cisco, Stephen was Vice President of Marketing for Symantec Corporation, a leading consumer software company. Stephen also served as General Manager of the Canadian subsidiary of Symantec based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Stephen holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Economics from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Randall Mott, CIO

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David Roberson, SVP Division GM

Mr. Roberson is president and chief executive officer of Hitachi Data Systems, a global storage solutions provider.

An accomplished industry veteran, Mr. Roberson was appointed chief executive officer in 2006. He was named president two years after being appointed chief operating officer at Hitachi in April 2000. With 25 years of experience at Hitachi , Mr. Roberson has played a number of key roles in finance, leasing, IT, logistics, legal, administration and human resources.

Mr. Roberson also serves as a member of the board of directors of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. and Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

Mr. Roberson received a bachelor's degree in Social Ecology from the University of California, and a law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California. Mr. Roberson also studied financial management at Harvard Business School.

Shane Robison, CTO

Mr. Robison is responsible for shaping Hewlett Packard's overall technology agenda and for leading the company's strategy and corporate development efforts including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships. He leads the technology and strategy councils as well as the development of future technology roadmaps, working closely with HP's business units and HP Labs.

Mr. Robison was senior vice president and chief technology officer of Strategy and Technology at Compaq Computer Corporation. Prior to joining Compaq, he was president of Internet Technology and Development at AT&T Labs. While at AT&T, he led a 2,000-person team that was responsible for the architecture, planning and development of all of AT&T's Internet technologies and services.

Prior to AT&T, Mr. Robison was executive vice president, Research and Development, and then served as president of the Design Productivity Group at Cadence Design Systems, the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services.

Mr. Robison also spent seven years at Apple Computer Corporation, where he managed research on a wide range of architectures and multimedia technologies, including processors, video, telecommunications, I/O and audio. While at Apple, he held a series of executive-level positions, leaving the company as vice president and general manager of the Personal Interactive Electronics Division.

Mr. Robison's experience includes work at Schlumberger's research groups in Silicon Valley, at Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation and consulting for the University of Utah in the area of database systems architecture.

Mr. Robison is a graduate of the University of Utah, from which he received bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.

Adrian Jones, VP & GM Solution Partners Organization

6:32 PM EST Thu. Mar. 01, 2007

Hewlett-Packard on Friday will announce the appointment of an outsider to head its Americas channel chief post vacated last November when John Thompson exited to take a worldwide post in HP's Personal Systems Group.

According to an internal HP e-mail distributed late Thursday, Adrian Jones has accepted the position of vice president and general manager for the Americas Solution Partners Organization, effective March 1. Prior to joining HP, Jones was the senior vice president of worldwide sales and services at McData Corp., responsible for all products and revenues worldwide. He has also held senior executive positions at Pillar Data Systems, BakBone Software and Quantum, according to the e-mail.

HP has scheduled a press conference for 5 p.m. EST Friday to announce the new Americas channel chief.

Jones could not be reached for comment late Thursday. HP declined to comment.

The HP e-mail said, in part, "Adrian's broad base of experience in sales, hardware, storage and in establishing strong relationships with channel partners make him an excellent choice for this position. Adrian has a proven record as a change agent, and throughout his career in the U.K., Japan, and the U.S., his inspirational leadership style has consistently motivated sales organizations to deliver on revenue and profit objectives while simultaneously growing market share. "

The e-mail also stated: "With more than 25 years of channel leadership and more than 25,000 partners in the Americas, HP's strong channel partnerships are a key strategic advantage in the marketplace and central to our business strategy. By continuing to focus on supporting partner success in the mid-market and by enabling partner growth with Attach Plus, Adrian, along with the entire Americas channel team, will strengthen our commitment to assisting partners in growing their business and delivering the solutions customers demand."

At the time of Thompson's departure last year, Mike Larson, senior vice president and general manger, HP Personal Systems Group, Americas, said he was looking for an individual with value and volume channel management experience who has a working relationship with solution providers and distributors. He added that the individual will also need to be a team player who can build consensus among many different HP divisions. While Larson and HP may have found their man, solution providers contacted late Thursday said Jones was an unknown. "I've never heard of him, but I trust that HP sees something in him that will help keep its channel momentum going," said one solution provider who asked not to be identified.

Board of Directors

John Hammergren

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Richard Hackborn

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John Joyce

HP Names Joel Hyatt and John Joyce to Board of Directors

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 18, 2007
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HP today announced that its board of directors has elected two new members, bringing to five the number of independent directors added in less than two years.

The board elected Joel Hyatt, chief executive officer of Current Media, and John Joyce, a managing director at Silver Lake, who join with immediate effect. Their terms expire at HP’s March 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, when they will be eligible for re-election.

“These are outstanding individuals who further HP’s objective of creating a world-class board,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer. “Joel Hyatt has outstanding experience in the media and consumer industries. John Joyce has extensive knowledge of the technology industry. They bring with them deep business knowledge, exceptional judgment and outstanding character.”

Hyatt, 57, serves as chief executive officer of Current Media, which he co-founded with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, as well as Current TV, its U.S. television subsidiary. Previously, he was founder and chief executive officer of Hyatt Legal Plans, the nation’s largest provider of employer-sponsored group legal plans, and a lecturer of entrepreneurship at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Joyce, 53, joined Silver Lake in 2005 after two decades at IBM, where he was most recently senior vice president and group executive of the IBM Global Services division and had previously served as chief financial officer of IBM and as president of IBM Asia Pacific.

Hyatt has been appointed to the board’s newly formed Finance and Investment Committee and the HR and Compensation Committee. Joyce has been appointed to the Audit Committee and to the newly reconstituted Technology Committee.

The appointments enlarge HP’s board to 10 members and follow the appointments last year of G. Kennedy Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer of Wachovia Corp., and Sari Baldauf, former executive vice president and general manager of Nokia Corp.’s Networks business group. In 2005, the board added John Hammergren, chairman and chief executive officer of McKesson Corp.

About HP

HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $97.1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

Joel Hyatt

HP Names Joel Hyatt and John Joyce to Board of Directors

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 18, 2007
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HP today announced that its board of directors has elected two new members, bringing to five the number of independent directors added in less than two years.

The board elected Joel Hyatt, chief executive officer of Current Media, and John Joyce, a managing director at Silver Lake, who join with immediate effect. Their terms expire at HP’s March 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, when they will be eligible for re-election.

“These are outstanding individuals who further HP’s objective of creating a world-class board,” said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer. “Joel Hyatt has outstanding experience in the media and consumer industries. John Joyce has extensive knowledge of the technology industry. They bring with them deep business knowledge, exceptional judgment and outstanding character.”

Hyatt, 57, serves as chief executive officer of Current Media, which he co-founded with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, as well as Current TV, its U.S. television subsidiary. Previously, he was founder and chief executive officer of Hyatt Legal Plans, the nation’s largest provider of employer-sponsored group legal plans, and a lecturer of entrepreneurship at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Joyce, 53, joined Silver Lake in 2005 after two decades at IBM, where he was most recently senior vice president and group executive of the IBM Global Services division and had previously served as chief financial officer of IBM and as president of IBM Asia Pacific.

Hyatt has been appointed to the board’s newly formed Finance and Investment Committee and the HR and Compensation Committee. Joyce has been appointed to the Audit Committee and to the newly reconstituted Technology Committee.

The appointments enlarge HP’s board to 10 members and follow the appointments last year of G. Kennedy Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer of Wachovia Corp., and Sari Baldauf, former executive vice president and general manager of Nokia Corp.’s Networks business group. In 2005, the board added John Hammergren, chairman and chief executive officer of McKesson Corp.

About HP

HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $97.1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

Susan Orr

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Lucille Salhany

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Kennedy Thompson

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Sari Baldauf

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Lawrence Babbio

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