National HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer by Gary Kopycinski on September 22, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Palo Alto, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. HP today announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer.