Howard Clabo, head of communications for Applied Materials, is slated to join HP to lead corporate media relations and executive communications on May 21.
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Clabo exits the $10B tech giant Applied after three years as managing director and head of corporate comms.
HP CEO Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief who took the reins in September after the ouster of Leo Apotheker, tapped her longtime PR advisor Henry Gomez as chief communications officer in January.
Clabo previously led media relations for FedEx and worked on the agency side at Citigate and Grey Global Group.
His team at HP leads global media relations outreach with responsibility for developing an overall integrated communications strategy.
Clabo’s unit will also provide strategic counsel to HP executives for external comms.