The fallout from Mark Hurd's resignation continues, with another senior HP figure leaving in the wake of the scandal.

Caprice Fimbres McIlvaine, formerly head of internal communications at HP and a top aide to Hurd, has left the company this week. According to sources from within HP, McIlvaine was responsible for hiring Jodie Fisher, the marketing consultant at the heart of the sexual harassment case, Fortune reports.

McIlvaine often travelled with Hurd and was instrumental in running the CEO Summit program, which is where Hurd racked up personal expenses on the company's account with Fisher. HP confirmed she had left the company but would not give details.

Sleuth has seen this sort of behaviour before. When a senior executive goes then some of the staff inevitably have to go too. McIlvaine was widely seen as Hurd's chief of staff and HP may have felt that it needs to clear the decks before a new appointment is made.

Meanwhile Ahmed Mahmoud has been named as senior vice-president of HP's global information technology portfolio today. All change it seems. 

12 Aug 2010