HP filing reveals board infighting, leaks [Video]

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All’s still not well in the higher echelons of Hewlett-Packard, as revealed in a filing the company made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The brouhaha relates to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Thomas Perkins from HP’s board of directors in May. The cofounder of leading IT investment firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Perkins has strong ties to HP dating back to the 1960s, when he ran the company’s research department, and including a previous stint on HP’s board of directors from 2002 to 2004.

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Back in May, HP provided no reason for Perkins’ resignation, but according to an 8-K filing HP made to the SEC Wednesday, he quit over concerns about the HP board’s handling of investigations into leaks of confidential information.

In the filing, HP confirms that the company has suffered “multiple …