---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-036906"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HPQ"
cik: "0000047217"
company_name: "HP INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:10:04.387501+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HP President of Personal Systems Alex Cho to depart; Ketan Patel named successor

## Summary
- Alex Cho, President of Personal Systems, will leave HP after 30+ years to pursue external opportunities.
- Cho steps down effective Nov 1, 2025, and will aid transition through Dec 31, 2025.
- Ketan Patel appointed President of Personal Systems effective Nov 1, 2025; has over 20 years at HP, most recently SVP & COO of Global Personal Systems.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-036906
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HPQ
- cik: 0000047217
- company_name: HP INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47217/000114036125036906/0001140361-25-036906-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47217/000114036125036906/ef20056232_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-036906
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-036906.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-036906.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.