Would seem as though Meg has to 'recup' some of her losses while finding a new 'governance' as HP.

HP had to 'can' four of their board in order for Whitman to say, "Yes?" 

Really?

Alls well that ends well.

4 Hewlett-Packard board members to step down (click title to entry (thank you)

The board members are being replaced by five newcomers including Meg Whitman, the former EBay Inc. chief executive.

By Walter Hamilton and Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times

January 21, 2011

Five months after the controversial ouster of its chief executive, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Thursday that four members of its board of directors were stepping down.
They are being replaced by five newcomers including Meg Whitman, the former EBay Inc. chief executive who was defeated in her bid to be elected California governor last November.
The board of HP, which is the world's largest computer maker, drew widespread criticism last August for its handling of a scandal involving Mark Hurd, its once highly respected CEO....