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By Ezequiel Minaya 

HP Inc. said Wednesday that Meg Whitman, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.'s chief executive, was stepping down from its board of directors, effective immediately.

Chip Bergh, president and chief executive of Levi Strauss & Co., will succeed Ms. Whitman, who has been reported as being a possible candidate for chief executive of embattled ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. Mr. Bergh, who has been lead independent director at HP since March, will serve as independent board chairman.

Ms. Whitman had served as chair of HP since the separation of HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in late 2015.

"HP has now been a stand-alone company for almost two years and I'm proud to have helped get the company off to a great start," said Ms. Whitman in prepared remarks.

Travis Kalanick's abrupt resignation last month as chief executive of Uber has kicked off a search for a leader to run the world's most valuable startup.

On Tuesday, several media outlets reported that Ms. Whitman's name has come up as a possible candidate for the CEO job. In a statement, an HPE spokesman said Ms. Whitman, who also previously led internet auctioneer eBay Inc., is "fully committed to HPE" and plans to stay until her work is done.

Write to Ezequiel Minaya at ezequiel.minaya@wsj.com

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July 26, 2017 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT)

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