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"Hewlett-Packard chairman Raymond Lane is to leave his post following an extensive boardroom shake-up. The executive, who was re-elected by just 58.8% of shareholder votes last month, made the decision after reflecting on his dwindling popularity among the company&amp;#039;s stockholders.  Lane&amp;#039;s exit follows HP&amp;#039;s disastrous acquisition of British software company Autonomy, which has rapidly declined in value, in a deal worth $11 billion (\u00A37.2bn). Two other directors, John Hammergren and G Kennedy Thompson, will also step down from their posts following the Autonomy debacle. HP has accused Autonomy of taking measures to inflate its value, allegations which are under investigation by the US Department of Justice, the UK&amp;#039;s Serious Fraud Office and the UK accounting regulator. Ralph Whitworth has been appointed as interim chairman, while Lane will continue to serve on the board of directors. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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