A senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, Mary McDowell left Hewlett-Packard for "personal interests." HP named her the senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, and hoped that the position would gain more management expirence on a higher level, but McDowell left the company shortly after. Mosey on to CNET to read on:

"Mary McDowell, a well-regarded executive who used to run Compaq's industry-standard server business, left Hewlett-Packard last week, after accepting a buyout package.

"McDowell left HP last week "to pursue personal and professional interests," according to HP spokeswoman Suzette Stephens. Friday was the last day for McDowell to accept a merger-related severance package HP offered Compaq executives who were not given the same responsibilities at HP that they enjoyed at Compaq. "

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