Japan Hewlett-Packard Ltd. announced that President and Representative Director's Yasshioconashi Higuchi would retire because of putting of the end of May. A new system is scheduled to be announced undecided about the successor as much as possible at early time in the United States headquarters and Japan Hewlett-Packard Ltd.. T

Yasshioconashi Higuchi entered Japan HP by the amalgamation through Apple Computer and Compaq Computer from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and assumed the position of the present position in May, 2003.