HP recast sees Shumeet Banerji on board

SAN FRANCISCO | NEW YORK: Hewlett-Packard Co, the largest maker of computers, announced a board shake-up aimed at adding foreignbased directors and quelling criticism over the way it handled the departure of chief executive officer Mark Hurd.

Exiting board members are Robert Ryan, John Joyce, Joel Hyatt and Lucille Salhany, Palo Alto, Californiabased HP said in a statement. Directors joining the board are Shumeet Banerji, CEO of Booz & Co; Patricia Russo, former CEO of Alcatel-Lucent SA; Dominique Senequier, CEO of AXA Private Equity; Meg Whitman, former CEO of EBay; and Gary Reiner, former chief information officer of General Electric Co.

The changes increase the number of women and directors with backgrounds in foreign markets. The new board may be more able to work in tandem with chief executive Leo Apotheker, who is less than three months into his tenure at HP, said Sarah Stewart, principal for board services at recruiting firm Boyden. Banerji lives in London and has an MBA from Delhi University . HP's board had been faulted for its handling of Hurd’s departure, including from shareholders.