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Marc L. Andreessen
Director since 2009

Mr. Andreessen is co-founder and a general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm founded in July 2009, and co-founder and Chairman of Ning, Inc., an online platform founded in late 2004 for people to create their own social networks. From September 1999 to July 2007, Mr. Andreessen served as Chairman of Opsware, Inc., a software company that he co-founded. Mr. Andreessen also is a director of eBay Inc.

Marc L. Andreessen - HP Board of Directors

Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
Director since 2002

Mr. Babbio has served as a Senior Advisor to Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, since June 2007. Previously, Mr. Babbio served as Vice Chairman and President of Verizon Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company, from 2000 until his retirement in April 2007.

Lawrence T. Babbio - HP Board of Directors

Sari  M. Baldauf
Director since 2006

Ms. Baldauf served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Networks business group of Nokia Corporation, a communications company, from July 1998 until February 2005. She previously held various positions at Nokia since 1983. Ms. Baldauf also serves as a director at Fortum Oyj, Daimler AG, F-Secure Corporation and CapMan Plc.

Sari M. Baldauf - HP Board of Directors

Rajiv L. Gupta
Director beginning January 2009

Mr. Gupta has served as a Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, since July 2009. Previously, Mr. Gupta served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Company, a worldwide producer of specialty materials, from October 1999 to April 2009. Mr. Gupta occupied various other positions at Rohm and Haas since joining the company in 1971, including Vice-Chairman from 1998 to 1999; Director of the Electronic Materials business from 1996 to 1999; and Vice-President and Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Gupta also is a director of The Vanguard Group and Tyco International Ltd.

Rajiv L. Gupta - HP Board of Directors

John H. Hammergren
Director since 2005

Mr. Hammergren has served as Chairman of McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services and information technology company, since July 2002 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of McKesson since April 2001. Mr. Hammergren also is a director of Nadro, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico).

John H. Hammergren - HP Board of Directors

Mark  V.  Hurd
Director since 2005

Mr. Hurd has served as HP Chairman since September 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the board since April 2005. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of NCR Corporation, a technology company, from March 2003 to March 2005 and as President from July 2001 to March 2005. From September 2002 to March 2003 Mr. Hurd was the Chief Operating Officer of NCR, and from July 2000 until March 2003 he was Chief Operating Officer of NCR's Teradata data-warehousing division.

Mark V. Hurd - HP Board of Directors

Joel Z. Hyatt
Director since 2007

Mr. Hyatt has served as Vice Chairman of Current Media, LLC, a cable and satellite television company, since July 2009. Previously, Mr. Hyatt served as Chief Executive Officer of Current Media from September 2002 until July 2009. From September 1998 to June 2003, Mr. Hyatt was a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Prior to that, Mr. Hyatt was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Legal Plans, Inc., a provider of employer-sponsored group legal plans.

Joel Z. Hyatt - HP Board of Directors

John R. Joyce
Director since 2007

Mr. Joyce has served as a Managing Director at Silver Lake, a private equity firm, since July 2005. From 1975 to July 2005, he served in multiple roles for IBM, a global technology firm, including Senior Vice President and Group Executive of the IBM Global Services division; Chief Financial Officer; President, IBM Asia Pacific; and Vice President and Controller for IBM’s global operations. Mr. Joyce is also a director of Gartner, Inc.; Avago Technologies Limited; Sabre, Inc.; Serena Software, Inc.; and Intelsat, Ltd.

John R. Joyce - HP Board of Directors

Robert L. Ryan
Director since 2004

Mr. Ryan has served as HP’s Lead Independent Director since September 2008. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Medtronic, Inc., a medical technology company, from 1993 until his retirement in May 2005. Mr. Ryan also is a director of General Mills, Inc.; The Black and Decker Corporation; and Citigroup, Inc.

Robert L. Ryan - HP Board of Directors

Lucille S. Salhany
Director since 2002

Ms. Salhany has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of JHMedia, a consulting company, since 1997. Since 2003, she has been a partner and director of Echo Bridge Entertainment, an independent film distribution company.

Lucille S. Salhany - HP Board of Directors

G. Kennedy Thompson
Director since 2006

Mr. Thompson has served as an Executive Advisor to Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, since June 2009. Previously, Mr. Thompson served as Chairman of Wachovia Corporation, a financial services company, from February 2003 until June 2008. Mr. Thompson also served as Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia from 2000 until June 2008 and as President from 1999 until June 2008.

G. Kennedy Thompson - HP Board of Directors



 
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