Newly minted Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman has installed H-P vet Lynn Anderson as acting chief communications officer.
Corporate communications for the tech giant was placed under the purview of marketing in late August, when the company reassigned chief comms. officer Bill Wohl to work on H-P’s software business following its $11.7B acquisition of Autonomy.
Anderson, who had been filling in for Wohl, is a 28-year veteran of H-P recently heading influencer relations.
Whitman, the former eBay CEO and failed gubernatorial candidate who took the H-P reins after the ouster of Leo Apothekar on Sept. 22, relied on longtime PR advisor and independent consultant Henry Gomez through the transition.
In a memo obtained by AllThingsD.com, Whitman said communications "will be an extremely important function and it is critical that we speak with one voice."