H-P Appoints New Ethics Chief

Hewlett-Packard(HPQ Quote) has named a new head of ethics and compliance, one week after the last person to hold the job was indicted on criminal charges stemming from the company's controversial leak investigation.

With H-P's reputation under fire as a result of the investigation, CEO Mark Hurd went back to his roots to fill the ethics position, tapping the former general counsel of NCR(NCR Quote), the company Hurd led before joining H-P.

On Thursday, H-P said it has appointed Jon Hoak as vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer. Hoak will be responsible for H-P's adherence to its standards of business conduct and report to Hurd. ...