HP announced the appointment of Stephen DeWitt as senior vice president and general manager of its webOS global business unit. Jon Rubinstein, the former Palm CEO, will become senior VP for product innovation at the Personal Systems Group at HP, the company said. HP said DeWitt will help take webOS "to the next level", with his "proven ability to build and scale organizations into global, multibillion dollar operations". DeWitt has been leading the PSG Americas region at HP. He will be responsible for all aspects of the webOS business, including engineering, research and development, sales, marketing and go-to-market support. He will lead the creation of a global developer and independent software vendor programme to deliver new consumer and business applications. DeWitt's team also will create a dedicated mobility practice with HP's partner community. At PSG, he is succeeded by Stephen DiFranco, head of the Solutions Partners Organization for the Americas region at HP.
