HP CEO says split effective from November 1

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Meg Whitman, chief executive officer and president of Hewlett-Packard, speaks during the grand opening of the company's Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto, California January 16, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Meg Whitman said the separation of HP Inc and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise would be effective on Nov. 1. Whitman made the announcement during the company's technology event, HP Discover 2015, in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The world's No. 2 personal computer maker said in October it would split into two listed companies, separating its computer and printer businesses from its faster-growing corporate hardware and services operations. (Reporting By Arathy S Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)