HP adds Wachovia CEO to its board

Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday that it had named Wachovia Corp.’s chief executive to its board, filling one of the vacancies created by the computer and printer maker’s board leak scandal that prompted the departure of three directors.

Separately, HP said Securities and Exchange Commission regulators had elevated an investigation into the company’s probe of boardroom leaks.

Ken Thompson is the ninth member of HP’s board of directors and its seventh outside director, the company said.

Thompson’s appointment comes amid a widening probe of the Palo Alto-based company’s tactics in targeting reporters and company directors who may have leaked confidential company information to the media.