Hewlett-Packard won't close its Polish branch
IT giant Hewlett-Packard denied rumors it will be closing its Polish branch, after the company admitted to corrupting officials in Poland.
“There are no plans to close the HP branch in Poland and the HP Global Business Center located here,” said Claire Loxley, press relations manager at Hewlett-Packard.
Polish media reported that the company is planning to move its offices from Poland to Slovakia.
Last week, the company admitted that its subsidiaries in Poland, Russia and Mexico bribed officials.
In Poland, a company from the HP group provided more than $600,000 worth of gifts and cash to be able to get contracts from the National Police Headquarters. Polish prosecutors had earlier said that an HP executive was found to have given bribes.
The company will pay $108 million to the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission.
