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Hewlett-Packard Board Shakeup Gives CEO a Fresh Start

With the exit of the board chairman and two directors, Whitman can focus on reviving growth.

By Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg | Updated on April 05, 2013

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s board shakeup, including Ray Lane’s exit as chairman, gives Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman a clearer path to revive growth and shake off years of tumult at the world’s largest computer maker.

A former president of Oracle Corp., Lane failed to use his extensive experience in enterprise computing to help Hewlett-Packard’s turnaround, and his public gaffes — including being photographed using an Apple Inc. computer — also sometimes served as an embarrassment to the company.

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