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HP Promotes Division Executives

HP has promoted Stephen DiFranco, former GM of the Solutions Partner Organization, to the role of SVP & GM for the Americas region of its Personal Systems Group (PSG). DiFranco joined HP from Lenovo, where he served as VP of Consumer and Commercial Channels. Prior to Lenovo, DiFranco held senior marketing positions at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Maxtor. DiFranco will replace Stephen DeWitt, who has been named SVP & GM of the webOS Global Business Unit. Prior to his promotion, DeWitt was leading the Personal Systems Group Americas region. He joined the company in 2008.

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CEO Succession Planning at Communications Products Company

Harris Corporation announced that it is implementing a CEO succession plan after Howard Lance, 55, its Chairman, President and CEO, advised the Board of Directors that he plans to retire at the end of the next fiscal year. Lance joined Harris in 2003 as President and CEO and was appointed Chairman of the board later that year.