惠普公司日前对外宣布，该公司执行副总裁兼首席战略技术官肖恩·罗宾逊（Shane Robison）将于11月1日正式退休，他的离开也是梅格·惠特曼（Meg Whitman）取代李艾科（Leo Apotheker ）作为惠普新任CEO以来公司高层的首次变动。

罗宾逊于2001年随着惠普收购康柏公司而加盟该公司，继续担任之前在康柏公司所任的执行副总裁兼首席战略技术官之职，帮助惠普公司塑造企业战略和技术研究议程，带领公司完成了许多成功的并购交易，加强了研发力度，因此也为自己赢得了“惠普大交易首席架构师”的称号。

惠特曼在相关声明中表示，罗宾逊在研发方面的热情及其创新精神将继续保留在惠普公司内部，但公司目前并没有计划为其寻找新的继任者。有分析人士认为，罗宾逊的退休离职对于惠普公司来说是一个大的损失，现任CEO惠特曼在高科技研发方面的背景薄弱，失去罗宾逊也便少了一个非常关键的顾问。

Shane Robison to Retire from HP

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011

HP today announced Shane Robison will retire as executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer effective Nov. 1.

Robison, an 11-year HP veteran, also served as a member of the company’s Executive Council. In his role, he was responsible for shaping HP’s corporate strategy and technology agenda. He was instrumental in steering the company’s multibillion-dollar research and development investment and has led many of the company’s largest merger and acquisition activities.

HP also announced that, in an effort to drive strategy, research and development closer to the company’s businesses, it will not be replacing the role of chief strategy and technology officer.

“Shane has been a powerful innovator for our business groups and other corporate divisions,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “His passion for research and development has ensured that innovation continues at HP.”

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