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HP Names Michael Holston as General Counsel
Palo Alto, Calif., Feb. 7, 2007
HP today announced the appointment of Michael J. Holston as executive vice president and general counsel, reporting to Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 22. He also will join the company’s Executive Council leadership team.
Holston, 44, is a partner at Morgan Lewis. He has supported HP as external counsel for more than 10 years on a variety of litigation and regulatory matters. He will be responsible for the company’s legal affairs, as well as compliance, government affairs, privacy and ethics.
“Mike is a first-rate lawyer, with extensive trial and government-relations experience, as well as a deep knowledge of HP and its culture,” said Hurd. “I am delighted that he has accepted this position.”
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Holston served as a prosecutor in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and he is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and a B.S.M.E. from the University of Notre Dame.
Holston will be based in HP’s Palo Alto headquarters.
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 $91.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2006. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.
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