May 25, 2013

HP hired a new chief strategy officer to help with the company to “lead HP’s cloud and webOS open source initiatives.” Bill Veghte is currently the EVP of HP Software, which won’t change, but his role will now include “keeping HP on the cutting edge of innovation.”
In December, HP announced that they would be releasing webOS as an open-source platform, which put an end to what many thought the company would put an end to the operating system. HP CEO Meg Whitman said in a statement:
“Every 10 to 15 years, fundamental shifts occur in the IT industry that redefine how technology is delivered.. From mainframes to client/server to the internet, companies that identified the opportunity first and developed the right strategy came out on top. As we move forward, HP intends to stay on top.”
Source: Slash Gear