An interesting feature of this formation is that the board of directors may be selected persons not related to the company and even not a specialist on the profile of the company. The main requirement for the applicant - the highest level of competence in a particular subject. At the same time, the experience of the candidate for a board seat can match the theme, which is reflected in the development of the company.
This entry should tell why the three new members of the board of directors HP is a former specialist in the mass media, the other - a former software architect Microsoft, and third - the former CEO of McDonald's Corporation and the current director of the largest U.S. drugstore chain Walgreen.
In addition to the primary duties of the members of the Board of Directors, each of the new HP executives will be given responsibilities in the subcommittees. For example, Robert R. Bennett (Robert R. Bennett), a former president and director of media company Liberty Media Corporation, will oversee the Committee on Finance and Investment (experience with advertisers will be most welcome). Raymond E. Ozzie (Raymond E. Ozzie), a former software architect of Microsoft and founder of Talko, will Committee on Technology and as the previous lord, finance and audit. Separately, we note that the company Talko - this is an interesting direction, which is focused on cross-platform software for the cloud environment. Ochchen promising direction.
The company reported that this expansion of the Board of Directors is not completed and the company will continue to look for new talent.