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Good planning by HR team helped smooth Hewlett-Packard's merger

As vice-president for HR at Hewlett-Packard, Hugo Bague was a key figure in the company's merger with Compaq last May. He was responsible for bringing together two cultures and more than 42,000 staff from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.